RETIRED: LibreSSL PRNG Entropy Weakness

BID:68667

Info

RETIRED: LibreSSL PRNG Entropy Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 68667
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 16 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 19 2014 12:52AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

RETIRED: LibreSSL PRNG Entropy Weakness

LibreSSL is prone to a weakness that may result in weaker cryptographic security.

Attackers can exploit this issue with brute-force techniques to obtain sensitive information that can aid in further attacks.

Libressl 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 are vulnerable.

Note: This BID is being retired as CVE-2014-2970 is rejected.

Exploit / POC

RETIRED: LibreSSL PRNG Entropy Weakness

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

RETIRED: LibreSSL PRNG Entropy Weakness

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

RETIRED: LibreSSL PRNG Entropy Weakness

References:

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