Vulnerability in Securew2

CVE-2005-3087

The SecureW2 3.0 TLS implementation uses weak random number generators (rand and srand from system time) during generation of the pre-master secret (PMS), which makes it easier for attackers to guess the secret and decrypt sensitive data.

Published 2005-09-27 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.010 (61.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Securew2 — versions 3.0

References

lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-September/037352.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
secunia.com/advisories/16909 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)