CVE-2014-0016

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0016
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-03-24 16:31:00 UTC
Updated2017-01-26 20:00:00 UTC
Descriptionstunnel 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-332

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Stunnel Stunnel 0.1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.0 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.2 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.3 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.4 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.5 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.6 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 2.0 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 2.1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b1 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b2 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b3 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b4 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b5 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b6 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b7 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.10 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.11 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.12 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.13 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.14 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.15 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.16 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.17 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.18 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.19 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.2 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.20 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.21 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.21a All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.21b All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.21c All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.22 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.23 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.24 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.25 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.26 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.3 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.4a All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.5 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.6 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.7 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 p1 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 p2 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 p3 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 p4 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8p1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8p2 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8p3 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8p4 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.9 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.0 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.00 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.01 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.02 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.03 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.04 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.05 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.06 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.07 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.08 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.09 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.10 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.11 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.12 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.13 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.14 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.15 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.16 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.17 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.18 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.19 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.20 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.21 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.22 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.23 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.24 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.25 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.26 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.27 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.28 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.29 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.30 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.31 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.32 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.33 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.34 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.35 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.36 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.37 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.38 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.39 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.40 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.41 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.42 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.43 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.44 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.45 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.46 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.47 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.48 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.49 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.50 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.51 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.52 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.53 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.54 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.55 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 0.1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.0 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.2 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.3 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.4 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.5 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 1.6 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 2.0 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 2.1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b1 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b2 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b3 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b4 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b5 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b6 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.0 b7 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.10 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.11 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.12 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.13 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.14 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.15 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.16 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.17 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.18 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.19 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.2 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.20 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.21 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.21a All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.21b All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.21c All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.22 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.23 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.24 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.25 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.26 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.3 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.4a All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.5 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.6 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.7 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 p1 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 p2 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 p3 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8 p4 All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8p1 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8p2 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8p3 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.8p4 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 3.9 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.0 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.00 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.01 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.02 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.03 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.04 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.05 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.06 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.07 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.08 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.09 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.10 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.11 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.12 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.13 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.14 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.15 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.16 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.17 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.18 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.19 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.20 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.21 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.22 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.23 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.24 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.25 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.26 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.27 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.28 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.29 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.30 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.31 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.32 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.33 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.34 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.35 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.36 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.37 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.38 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.39 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.40 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.41 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.42 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.43 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.44 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.45 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.46 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.47 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.48 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.49 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.50 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.51 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.52 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.53 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.54 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel 4.55 All All All
Application Stunnel Stunnel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Stunnel CVE-2014-0016 PRNG Initialization Weakness BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 1072180 – CVE-2014-0016 stunnel: Improper initialization of PRNG after fork() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Attachment 870826 Details for Bug 1072180 – proposed patch MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
stunnel: ChangeLog CONFIRM www.stunnel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - libssh and stunnel PRNG flaws MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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