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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=130298304903422&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 ↗
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1k6f03/due_to_a_serious_encryptionrng_flaw_in_android/cblvum5 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=openssl-dev&m=130289811108150&w=2 ↗