41680 : paramiko common.py RandomPool Insecure Random Number Generator Cross-session Information Disclosure
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Jan 13, 2008

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Description

 (Description Provided by CVE) : common.py in Paramiko 1.7.1 and earlier, when using threads or forked processes, does not properly use RandomPool, which allows one session to obtain sensitive information from another session by predicting the state of the pool.

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Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

 Upgrade to version 1.7.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

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sshproxy
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 0.6.0_beta1
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 1.7.1

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