CVE-2005-0106 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2005-0106

SSLeay.pm in libnet-ssleay-perl before 1.25 uses the /tmp/entropy file for...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
5.04

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2005
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.