CVE-2005-0106

Published: May 3, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

4.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ubuntu: Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu

1 product

Ubuntu Linux

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux	Version 5.04

References (8)

http://secunia.com/advisories/18639

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:023

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13471

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/113-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18639

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

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:023

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13471

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

https://usn.ubuntu.com/113-1/

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

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