Vulnerability in OpenSSL
CVE-2001-1141
The Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in SSLeay and OpenSSL before 0.9.6b allows attackers to use the output of small PRNG requests to determine the internal state information, which could be used by attackers to predict future pseudo-random numbers.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3004 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3475 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6823 (vdb-entry)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-065.php3 (vendor-advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195829 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-051.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/853 (vdb-entry)
- www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1483.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-1141?
- CVE-2001-1141 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL. Published 2001-07-10.
- Is CVE-2001-1141 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.