CVE-2003-0094

A patch for mcookie in the util-linux package for Mandrake Linux 8.2 and 9.0 uses /dev/urandom instead of /dev/random, which causes mcookie to use an entropy source that is more predictable than expected, which may make it easier for certain types of attacks to succeed.

Scoring

CVSS base score
0.02
EPSS probability
0.43%
Published
2004-09-01
Last modified
2026-03-16

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