CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0106

MEDIUM
4.6
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

SSLeay.pm in libnet-ssleay-perl before 1.25 uses the /tmp/entropy file for entropy if a source is not set in the EGD_PATH variable, which allows local users to reduce the cryptographic strength of certain operations by modifying the file.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libnet-ssleay-perlDebian
Fixed in:1.25-1.1CVE-2005-0106
Fixed in:1.25-1.1CVE-2005-0106
Fixed in:1.25-1.1CVE-2005-0106
Fixed in:1.25-1.1CVE-2005-0106

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days
27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

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