CVE-2011-2683 | BDVDB-2026-92078 Detail

Description#

reseed seeds random numbers from an insecure HTTP request to random.org during installation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-10-23Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.