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.
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Published : 2003-03-03 05:00
Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03
NVD link : CVE-2003-0094
Mitre link : CVE-2003-0094
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2003-0094
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Products Affected
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- util-linux
CWE