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CVE-2008-0299

common.py in Paramiko 1.7.1 and earlier, when using threads or forked processes, does not properly use RandomPool, which

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01316
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

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python software foundation paramikoall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI paramiko HIGH fixed in 1.7.1-3
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpeople.debian.org · paramiko-1.6.4-1_1.6.4-1.1.patchpeople.debian.org
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD16 Jan 2008 · 11:00 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=460706
http://secunia.com/advisories/28488
http://secunia.com/advisories/28510
http://secunia.com/advisories/29168
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-07.xml
http://www.lag.net/pipermail/paramiko/2008-January/000599.html
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