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Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2008-0166

HIGH7.5

OpenSSL 0

Published May 13, 2008

Modified 1 years ago

No fix available

Details

OpenSSL 0.9.8c-1 up to versions before 0.9.8g-9 on Debian-based operating systems uses a random number generator that generates predictable numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks against cryptographic keys.

References

WEBhttp://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30136 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30220 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30221 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30231 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30239 ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30249 WEBhttp://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 ADVISORYhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925211 WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179 WEBhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017 ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1 ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2 ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-3 ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-4 ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-7 ADVISORYhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html WEBhttps://16years.secvuln.info WEBhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42375 WEBhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169 ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0166 DETECTIONhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5622 DETECTIONhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5632 DETECTIONhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5720

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

7.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

PublishedMay 13, 2008

ModifiedAug 7, 2024

CVE-2008-0166 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence