Improper Initialization Affecting libstdc++ package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.31% (70th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBSTDC-1944396
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 20 Feb 2015
How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7
libstdc++
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libstdc++
package and not the libstdc++
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:7
relevant fixed versions and status.
The std::random_device class in libstdc++ in the GNU Compiler Collection (aka GCC) before 4.9.4 does not properly handle short reads from blocking sources, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the random values via unspecified vectors.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262846
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65142
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5276
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034375
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00052.html