CVE-2020-8631

cloud-init through 19.4 relies on Mersenne Twister for a random password, which makes it easier for attackers to predict passwords, because rand_str in…

published February 5, 2020

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

cloud-init through 19.4 relies on Mersenne Twister for a random password, which makes it easier for attackers to predict passwords, because rand_str in cloudinit/util.py calls the random.choice function.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00435 · 36.7th percentile
Published
2020-02-05T13:39Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 FEB 13:39Z
    cloud-init through 19.4 relies on Mersenne Twister for a random password, which makes it easier for attackers to predict passwords, because rand_str in…
    cvelistv5