Unscored CVE-2011-2683 EUVD-2011-2665GHSA-ppfm-wxvv-g4mw

reseed seeds random numbers from an insecure HTTP request to random.org during installation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to …

Published Oct 23, 2017 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

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.

References

[oss-security] 20140208 Fwd: Old CVE ids, public, but still mailing-list
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8