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CVE-2008-1147 A certain pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) algorithm that uses XOR and 2-bit random hops (aka "Algorithm X2"), as used in OpenBSD 2.6 through 3.4, Mac OS X 10 through 10.5.1, FreeBSD 4.4 through....

MediumCVSS 6.8 EPSS 1.8%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

A certain pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) algorithm that uses XOR and 2-bit random hops (aka "Algorithm X2"), as used in OpenBSD 2.6 through 3.4, Mac OS X 10 through 10.5.1, FreeBSD 4.4 through 7.0, and DragonFlyBSD 1.0 through 1.10.1, allows remote attackers to guess sensitive values such as IP fragmentation IDs by observing a sequence of previously generated values. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for attacks such as injection into TCP packets and OS fingerprinting.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cosmicperl directory pro = 10.0.3 No fix listed
darwin = 1.0 No fix listed
darwin = 9.1 No fix listed
navision financials server = 3.0 No fix listed

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