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Status published
Low
CVE-2006-0898
Crypt::CBC Perl module 2.16 and earlier, when running in RandomIV...
Vulnerability Description
Crypt::CBC Perl module 2.16 and earlier, when running in RandomIV mode, uses an initialization vector (IV) of 8 bytes, which results in weaker encryption when used with a cipher that requires a larger block size than 8 bytes, such as Rijndael.
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.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20899
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31493
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-15.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19187
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/488
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-996
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425966/100/0/threaded
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19303
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18755
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16802
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24954
Affected Vendor
lincoln d. stein
View all reports →Affected Software
crypt cbc
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.00, 1.10, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.24, 1.25, 2.00, 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 25th, 2006
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.