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.

EPSS: 0.050 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Openssl — versions 0.9.1c, 0.9.2b, 0.9.3
  • Ssleay — versions 0.8.1, 0.9, 0.9.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.