CVE-2014-0016 Weak cryptography in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain private keys for EC or DSA certificates due to improper PRNG state updates in stunnel when using fork threading.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0016?
CVE-2014-0016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
stunnel 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.
Weakness: CWE-332
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0016?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Stunnel Stunnel.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0016?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2001-0060 Other in n/a
- CVE-2011-2940 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2021-20230 Auth bypass in stunnel
- CVE-2008-2400 Unspecified vulnerability in stunnel before 4.23, when running as a service on Windows, allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.
- CVE-2008-2420 Security feature bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxr9-37w5-wgwc, MGASA-2014-0144.