Vulnerability in Ubuntu Linux
CVE-2005-0106
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (27.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Ubuntu Ubuntu_linux — versions 5.04
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)