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CVE-2020-27743 (GCVE-0-2020-27743)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-26 21:40 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:18
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Summary
libtac in pam_tacplus through 1.5.1 lacks a check for a failure of RAND_bytes()/RAND_pseudo_bytes(). This could lead to use of a non-random/predictable session_id.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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