{"id":"CVE-2012-6124","details":"A casting error in Chicken before 4.8.0 on 64-bit platform caused the random number generator to return a constant value. NOTE: the vendor states \"This function wasn't used for security purposes (and is advertised as being unsuitable).\"","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:34.073746Z","published":"2019-10-31T21:15:11Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6124"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/08/2"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/chicken-hackers/2012-02/msg00084.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6124"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"}]}