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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200803-07">
+ <title>Paramiko: Information disclosure</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ Unsafe randomness usage in Paramiko may allow access to sensitive
+ information.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">paramiko</product>
+ <announced>2008-03-03</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2008-03-03</revised>
+ <bug>205777</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="dev-python/paramiko" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.7.2</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.7.2</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ Paramiko is a Secure Shell Server implementation written in Python.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Dwayne C. Litzenberger reported that the file "common.py" does not
+ properly use RandomPool when using threads or forked processes.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="low">
+ <p>
+ A remote attacker could predict the values generated by applications
+ using Paramiko for encryption purposes, potentially gaining access to
+ sensitive information.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All Paramiko users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=dev-python/paramiko-1.7.2"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0299">CVE-2008-0299</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-02-11T18:32:09Z">
+ jaervosz
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-02-11T18:33:24Z">
+ jaervosz
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-02-28T12:43:49Z">
+ p-y
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>