CVE-2013-7373

high

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.

References

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1k6f03/due_to_a_serious_encryptionrng_flaw_in_android/cblvum5

http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=130298304903422&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=130289811108150&w=2

http://emboss.github.io/blog/2013/08/21/openssl-prng-is-not-really-fork-safe/

http://android-developers.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/some-securerandom-thoughts.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-04-29

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N