CVE-2011-2683 Information

Description

reseed seeds random numbers from an insecure HTTP request to random.org during installation which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a man-in-the-middle attack.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9