CVE-2014-0016

stunnel: Improper initialization of PRNG after fork()

Published Mar 23, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
stunnel before 5.00, when using fork threading, does not properly update the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes subsequent children with the same process ID to use the same entropy pool and allows remote attackers to obtain private keys for EC (ECDSA) or DSA certificates.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0117 stunnel before 5.00, when using fork threading, does not properly update the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes subsequent children with the same process ID to use the same entropy pool and allows remote attackers to obtain private keys for EC (ECDSA) or DSA certificates.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:58 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 24, 2014, 4:31 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 5, 2014, 12:00 AM