CVE-2008-5659

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-5659
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-12-17 20:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe gnu.java.security.util.PRNG class in GNU Classpath 0.97.2 and earlier uses a predictable seed based on the system time, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct brute force attacks against cryptographic routines that use this class for randomness, as demonstrated against DSA private keys.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Classpath 0.10 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.11 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.12 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.13 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.14 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.15 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.16 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.17 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.18 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.19 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.20 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.6 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.7 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.8 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.9 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.90 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.91 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.92 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.93 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.95 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.96 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.96.1 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.97 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath 0.97.1 All All All
Application Gnu Classpath All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 38417 - gnu.java.security.util.PRNG produces easily predictable values af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gcc.gnu.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - CVE request: weak PRNG in GNU Classpath af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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