Description
Crypt::CBC Perl module 2.16 and earlier, when running in RandomIV mode, uses an initialization vector (IV) of 8 bytes, which results in weaker encryption when used with a cipher that requires a larger block size than 8 bytes, such as Rijndael.
Published: 2006-02-25
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-996-1 New Crypt::CBC packages fix cryptographic weakness
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-0902 Crypt::CBC Perl module 2.16 and earlier, when running in RandomIV mode, uses an initialization vector (IV) of 8 bytes, which results in weaker encryption when used with a cipher that requires a larger block size than 8 bytes, such as Rijndael.
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Lincoln D. Stein Crypt Cbc
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:48:56.805Z

Reserved: 2006-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0898

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Status : Modified

Published: 2006-02-25T11:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0898

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2006-02-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-0898 - Bugzilla

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