paragonie/random_compat · Security

random_compat Uses insecure CSPRNG

GHSA ID
GHSA-3fmq-x9q6-wm39
Severity
low
Published
Updated

Description

random_compat versions prior to 2.0 are affected by a security vulnerability related to the insecure usage of Cryptographically Secure Pseudo-Random Number Generators (CSPRNG). The affected versions use openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(), which may result in insufficient entropy and compromise the security of generated random numbers.

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