CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-21729

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Published: Apr 13, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Some ZTE products have CSRF vulnerability. Because some pages lack CSRF random value verification, attackers could perform illegal authorization operations by constructing messages.This affects: ZXHN H168N V3.5.0_EG1T5_TE, V2.5.5, ZXHN H108N V2.5.5_BTMT1

Weakness

The product uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Zxhn_h168n_firmwareZte3.5.0_eg1t5_te (including)3.5.0_eg1t5_te (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a well-vetted algorithm that is currently considered to be strong by experts in the field, and select well-tested implementations with adequate length seeds.
  • In general, if a pseudo-random number generator is not advertised as being cryptographically secure, then it is probably a statistical PRNG and should not be used in security-sensitive contexts.
  • Pseudo-random number generators can produce predictable numbers if the generator is known and the seed can be guessed. A 256-bit seed is a good starting point for producing a “random enough” number.

References