CVE-2013-0294

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-01-28 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-330

Description

packet.py in pyrad before 2.1 uses weak random numbers to generate RADIUS authenticators and hash passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute force attack.

Affected products

Fedoraproject Fedora: 18, 19, 20
pyrad: before 2.1 — fixed in 2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: pyrad 2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115677.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115705.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116567.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/13
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57984
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911682
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82133
https://github.com/wichert/pyrad/commit/38f74b36814ca5b1a27d9898141126af4953bee5
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115677.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115705.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116567.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/13

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