The engineNextBytes function in classlib/modules/security/src/main/java/common/org/apache/harmony/security/provider/crypto/SHA1PRNG_SecureRandomImpl.java in the SecureRandom implementation in Apache Harmony through 6.0M3, as used in the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) in Android before 4.4 and other products, when no seed is provided by the user, uses an incorrect offset value, which makes it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging the resulting PRNG predictability, as exploited in the wild against Bitcoin wallet applications in August 2013.
CVE-2013-7372 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apache, from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-04-29T20:55:08.933
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | apache | harmony | ≤ 6.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | android | ≤ 4.3.1 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.0 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.0.1 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.0.2 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.0.3 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.0.4 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.1 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.1.2 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.2 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.2.1 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.2.2 | Yes | |
| Operating System | android | 4.3 | Yes |
SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.