Vulnerability in GNU Classpath

CVE-2008-5659

The gnu.java.security.util.PRNG class in GNU Classpath 0.97.2 and earlier uses a predictable seed based on the system time, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct brute force attacks against cryptographic routines that use this class for randomness, as demonstrated against DSA private keys.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.033 (87.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Gnu Classpath — versions 0.6, 0.7, 0.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)