{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 3 products.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0166 exists.","fix":"Upgrade to a fixed version.","what":"CVE-2008-0166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0166 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2008-0166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0166 exists.\n\nAffected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0166/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0166/index.md)","id":"CVE-2008-0166","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0166/index.md","name":"CVE-2008-0166","record":{"aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0166","GHSA-4xrg-5554-qffr"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Debian OpenSSL","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Predictable random number generation in Debian's OpenSSL allows attackers to guess cryptographic keys, compromising encrypted data and authentication.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"weak_cryptography"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"ubuntu_linux","vendor":"canonical"},{"product":"debian_linux","vendor":"debian"},{"product":"openssl","vendor":"openssl"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-338","name":"Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)"}],"description":"OpenSSL 0.9.8c-1 up to versions before 0.9.8g-9 on Debian-based operating systems uses a random number generator that generates predictable numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks against cryptographic keys.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":3,"first_seen":"2008-05-15","github_poc":7,"max_poc_stars":410,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[{"date":"2013-09-22T21:20:31Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/g0tmi1k/debian-ssh","stars":410,"title":"Debian OpenSSL Predictable PRNG (CVE-2008-0166)"},{"date":"2022-08-26T12:18:39Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/demining/Vulnerable-to-Debian-OpenSSL-bug-CVE-2008-0166","stars":10,"title":"Search for BTC coins on earlier versions of Bitcoin Core with critical vulnerability OpenSSL 0.9.8 CVE-2008-0166"},{"date":"2022-05-15T10:28:03Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/badkeys/debianopenssl","stars":7,"title":"Private keys vulnerable to Debian OpenSSL bug (CVE-2008-0166)"},{"date":"2018-12-31T16:09:49Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/avarx/vulnkeys","stars":1,"title":"Debian OpenSSL Predictable PRNG (CVE-2008-0166)"},{"date":"2008-05-15","kind":"exploitdb","ref":"5622","stars":null,"title":"OpenSSL 0.9.8c-1 \u003c 0.9.8g-9 (Debian and Derivatives) - 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