NVD

CVE-2008-0166 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (05/13/2008)

Not vulnerable. This flaw was caused by a third-party vendor patch to the OpenSSL library. This patch has never been used by Red Hat, and this issue therefore does not affect any Fedora, Red Hat, or upstream supplied OpenSSL packages.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/	Broken Link
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576	Mailing List Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925211	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179	Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-3	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-4	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-7	Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html	Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://16years.secvuln.info
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42375	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5622	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5632	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5720	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-338	Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)	NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

Reanalysis by NIST 2/08/2024 9:45:16 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-:::*
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 555 characters. View Entire Change Record AND OR cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8c-1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8d::::::: cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8e::::::: cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8f::::::: cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.8g::::::: OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:::::::*	OR cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl::::::::* versions from (including) 0.9.8c-1 up to (including) 0.9.8g
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-338
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-310
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/30136 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/30136 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/30220 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/30220 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/30221 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/30221 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/30231 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/30231 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/30239 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/30239 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/30249 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/30249 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 Patch, Vendor Advisory	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 Patch	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 Mailing List, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource	http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/02/2022 9:59:01 AM

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0166
NVD Published Date:
05/13/2008
NVD Last Modified:
05/13/2024
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2008-0166 Detail

Description

Metrics

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (05/13/2008)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

CPEs loading, please wait.

Change History

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 9:50:09 PM

Reanalysis by NIST 2/08/2024 9:45:16 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/02/2022 9:59:01 AM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/15/2018 5:58:15 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 9/28/2017 9:30:09 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 8/07/2017 9:29:23 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 5/13/2008 2:25:00 PM

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