CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-5659
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-12-17
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-310
Description
The gnu.java.security.util.PRNG class in GNU Classpath 0.97.2 and earlier uses a predictable seed based on the system time, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct brute force attacks against cryptographic routines that use this class for randomness, as demonstrated against DSA private keys.
Affected configurations
• gnu classpath (<= 0.97.2)
• gnu classpath 0.6
• gnu classpath 0.7
• gnu classpath 0.8
• gnu classpath 0.9
• gnu classpath 0.10
• gnu classpath 0.11
• gnu classpath 0.12
• gnu classpath 0.13
• gnu classpath 0.14
• gnu classpath 0.15
• gnu classpath 0.16
• gnu classpath 0.17
• gnu classpath 0.18
• gnu classpath 0.19
• gnu classpath 0.20
• gnu classpath 0.90
• gnu classpath 0.91
• gnu classpath 0.92
• gnu classpath 0.93
• gnu classpath 0.95
• gnu classpath 0.96
• gnu classpath 0.96.1
• gnu classpath 0.97
• gnu classpath 0.97.1
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38417 gcc.gnu.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/06/2 www.openwall.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47574 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38417 gcc.gnu.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/06/2 www.openwall.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47574 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com