CyberRota Analysis
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2003-0094
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.55%
Linux
Original NVD Description
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.