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CVE-2011-2683
Published: Oct 23, 2017
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20140208 Fwd: Old CVE ids, public, but still
mailing-list
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8
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