CVE-2000-0535 Weak cryptography in n/a
OpenSSL and OpenSSH on FreeBSD Alpha generate weak keys due to missing random devices, allowing attackers to break encryption and access data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0535?
CVE-2000-0535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 12 Jul 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenSSL 0.9.4 and OpenSSH for FreeBSD do not properly check for the existence of the /dev/random or /dev/urandom devices, which are absent on FreeBSD Alpha systems, which causes them to produce weak keys which may be more easily broken.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0535?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Freebsd Freebsd, Openssl Openssl.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0535?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0535 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0535 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7h84-xvh7-f4r4.