PT-2015-6827
CVE-2015-5276
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Published
2015-10-07
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.0
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) versions prior to 4.9.4
Description
The issue concerns the std::random device class in libstdc++ which does not handle short reads from blocking sources properly. This makes it easier for attackers to predict random values.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 4.9.4, update to version 4.9.4 or later to resolve the issue.
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