9.8

CVE-2018-9057: hashicorp terraform Insufficient Entropy in PRNG

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesCGA-cr83-m92j-9x2pCGA-j4xp-9232-9ch7GHSA-r48h-jr2j-9g78
Published 27-03-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9057 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Insufficient Entropy in PRNG vulnerability in hashicorp terraform. EPSS estimates a 1.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.92%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-4FVW-86MV-QRV4CGA-F3XQ-FHQ3-5F3W

Timeline

  1. 27-03-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

aws/resource_aws_iam_user_login_profile.go in the HashiCorp Terraform Amazon Web Services (AWS) provider through v1.12.0 has an inappropriate PRNG algorithm and seeding, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging an IAM account that was provisioned with a weak password.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.92% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.92%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard1 product
  • terraform-provider-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
  • terraform-provider-aws< 1.14.0
Hashicorp1 product
Wolfi1 product
  • terraform-provider-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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