CVE-2005-0106 | BDVDB-2026-9696 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://usn.ubuntu.com/113-1/
http://secunia.com/advisories/18639
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:023
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13471

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12005-05-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.