Vulnerability in Reseed Project
CVE-2011-2683
reseed seeds random numbers from an insecure HTTP request to random.org during installation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2683?
- CVE-2011-2683 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Reseed Project, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2011-2683?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.