CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-0166

7.5 HIGH Published 2008-05-13 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2008-05-13
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-338

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• openssl openssl (>= 0.9.8c-1 <= 0.9.8g) • canonical ubuntu linux 6.06 • canonical ubuntu linux 7.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 7.10 • canonical ubuntu linux 8.04 • debian debian linux 4.0

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (3)

CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values weakness
CWE-337 Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) weakness
CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) weakness

References

http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/ Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30136 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30220 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30221 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30231 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30239 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30249 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 Mailing List, Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925211 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-3 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-4 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-7 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://16years.secvuln.info 16years.secvuln.info
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42375 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169 news.ycombinator.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5622 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5632 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5720 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/ Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30136 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30220 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30221 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30231 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30239 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30249 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 Mailing List, Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925211 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-3 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-4 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-7 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://16years.secvuln.info 16years.secvuln.info
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42375 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169 news.ycombinator.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5622 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5632 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5720 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry