CVE-2013-7373
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it...
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications.
- Record
CVE-2013-7373- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications.
- Record
CVE-2013-7373- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-7143 No score
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications.
- Record
EUVD-2013-7143- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r764-w44g-5r74 No score
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it...
Android before 4.4 does not properly arrange for seeding of the OpenSSL PRNG, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the PRNG within multiple applications.
- Record
GHSA-r764-w44g-5r74- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-7373 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Android, published April 29, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=openssl-dev&m=130298304903422&w=2
emboss.github.io/blog/2013/08/21/openssl-prng-is-not-really-fork-safe
android-developers.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/some-securerandom-thoughts.html
reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1k6f03/due_to_a_serious_encryptionrng_flaw_in_android/cblvum5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7373
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r764-w44g-5r74