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CVE-2008-0166

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.

Published

2008-05-13T17:20:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-338

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openssl	openssl	≤ 0.9.8g	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	7.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	Yes

References

http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/ Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30136 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30220 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30221 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30231 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30239 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30249 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925211 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-3 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-4 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-7 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://16years.secvuln.info ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42375 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5622 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5632 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5720 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/ Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30136 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30220 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30221 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30231 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30239 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30249 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925211 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-3 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-4 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-7 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://16years.secvuln.info (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42375 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5622 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5632 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5720 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)