CVE-2011-2683

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Published Oct 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:reseed_project:reseed:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2665	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.332% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594

History

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Subscriptions

Reseed Project Reseed

Weaknesses

CWE-254

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 23, 2017, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:08 PM
Reserved: Jul 11, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 23, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 PM

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