CVE-2000-0535

Published: Jun 12, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Openssl: Openssl · Freebsd: Freebsd

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openssl Openssl	Version 0.9.4

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.0 alpha
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.0 alpha

References (4)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-06/0083.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1340

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-06/0083.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1340

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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