CVE-2008-0166

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0166
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-13 17:20:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-02 14:59:00 UTC
DescriptionOpenSSL 0.9.8c-1 up to versions before 0.9.8g-9 on Debian-based operating systems uses a random number generator that generates predictable numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks against cryptographic keys.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-310

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8c-1 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 0.9.8g All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8c-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8d-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8e-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8f-9 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-1 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-2 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-3 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-4 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-5 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-6 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-7 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-8 All All All
Application Openssl Project Openssl 0.9.8g-9 All All All

References

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Ubuntu update for openvpn - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-137A -- Debian/Ubuntu OpenSSL Random Number Generator Vulnerability CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
USN-612-4: ssl-cert vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
USN-612-7: OpenSSH update | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Debian OpenSSL Predictable PRNG Bruteforce SSH Exploit (Python) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Ubuntu update for ssl-cert - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1571-1 openssl DEBIAN www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-612-1: OpenSSL vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Patch
Debian OpenSSL Predictable PRNG Bruteforce SSH Exploit (ruby) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#925211 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Debian OpenSSL Package Random Number Generator Weakness BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
USN-612-2: OpenSSH vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Patch
USN-612-3: OpenVPN vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1576-1 openssh DEBIAN www.debian.org Patch
SourceForge.net: rsync friendly file encryption: rsyncrypto-devel MLIST sourceforge.net
Ubuntu update for openssl - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for openssh - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - OpenSSL for Debian/Ubuntu Predictable RNG Lets Remote Users Determine Cryptographic Keys SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Debian OpenSSL Predictable PRNG Toys MISC metasploit.com
Debian OpenSSL Predictable PRNG Bruteforce SSH Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Debian OpenSSL Predictable Random Number Generator and Update - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu update for openssh - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2008-05-13Mark J CoxNot vulnerable. This flaw was caused by a third-party vendor patch to the OpenSSL library. This patch has never been used by Red Hat, and this issue therefore does not affect any Fedora, Red Hat, or upstream supplied OpenSSL packages.
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