CVE-2006-0898

perl-Crypt-CBC weaker encryption with some ciphers

Published Feb 25, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved
Feb 25, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 25, 2006, 11:02 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:21 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 23, 2006, 12:00 AM