CVE-2008-0166 (GCVE-0-2008-0166)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-05-13 17:00
Modified
2024-08-07 07:39
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 vendor-advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5622 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30221 third-party-advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel mailing-list
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 vendor-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179 vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded mailing-list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30239 third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30220 third-party-advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-7 vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30231 third-party-advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42375 vdb-entry
http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/
http://secunia.com/advisories/30249 third-party-advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017 vdb-entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5632 exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-4 vendor-advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2 vendor-advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html third-party-advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925211 third-party-advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5720 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30136 third-party-advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-3 vendor-advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1 vendor-advisory
https://16years.secvuln.info
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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