{"cve":"CVE-2013-1445","nvd":{"published":"2013-10-26T17:55:03.027","modified":"2026-06-16T23:51:26.867","status":"Modified","description":"The Crypto.Random.atfork function in PyCrypto before 2.6.1 does not properly reseed the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) before allowing a child process to access it, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a race condition in which a child process is created and accesses the PRNG within the same rate-limit period as another process.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2781","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/17/3","https://github.com/dlitz/pycrypto/commit/19dcf7b15d61b7dc1a125a367151de40df6ef175","http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2781","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/17/3"],"products":["dlitz:pycrypto"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:30:15.895642412+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-1445","score":0.01745,"percentile":0.77798,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x377-f64p-hf5j","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x377-f64p-hf5j","summary":"PyCrypto does not properly reseed PRNG before allowing access","modified":"2024-10-21T20:52:56.000321Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pycrypto","purl":"pkg:pypi/pycrypto","ranges":["<2.6.1"],"fixed":["2.6.1"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2013-29","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2013-29","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:02:30.616689024Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pycrypto","purl":"pkg:pypi/pycrypto","ranges":["<2.6.1"],"fixed":["2.6.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}