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CVE-2013-7373
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic…
High7.5EPSS 1.2%
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- mitre
Description
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- [openssl-dev] 20110416 Re: recycled pids causes PRNG to repeat (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://emboss.github.io/blog/2013/08/21/openssl-prng-is-not-really-fork-safe/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://android-developers.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/some-securerandom-thoughts.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1k6f03/due_to_a_serious_encryptionrng_flaw_in_android/cblvum5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [openssl-dev] 20110415 recycled pids causes PRNG to repeat (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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