CVE-2005-0106 Weak cryptography in n/a
Local attackers can weaken cryptographic operations in libnet-ssleay-perl by manipulating the default entropy file, compromising security.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0106?
CVE-2005-0106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SSLeay.pm in libnet-ssleay-perl before 1.25 uses the /tmp/entropy file for entropy if a source is not set in the EGD_PATH variable, which allows local users to reduce the cryptographic strength of certain operations by modifying the file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0106?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0106?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-0106 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0106 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0106, GHSA-c8r4-w8p2-gf3q.