CVE-2011-2683 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-10-23

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:reseed_project:reseed:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2665	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Reseed Project Reseed

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-10-23T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:08:23.733Z

Reserved: 2011-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2683

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-23T18:29:00.210

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2011-2683

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-254

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