CVE-2006-3419

Published Jul 7, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Tor before 0.1.1.20 uses OpenSSL pseudo-random bytes (RAND_pseudo_bytes) instead of cryptographically strong RAND_bytes, and seeds the entropy value at start-up with 160-bit chunks without reseeding, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-3415 Tor before 0.1.1.20 uses OpenSSL pseudo-random bytes (RAND_pseudo_bytes) instead of cryptographically strong RAND_bytes, and seeds the entropy value at start-up with 160-bit chunks without reseeding, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:51 AM
Reserved
Jul 6, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2006, 12:05 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM