CVE-2000-0535 - OpenSSL 0.9.4 and OpenSSH for FreeBSD do not properly check for the existence of the /dev/random or

CVE-2000-0535

Summary

OpenSSL 0.9.4 and OpenSSH for FreeBSD do not properly check for the existence of the /dev/random or /dev/urandom devices, which are absent on FreeBSD Alpha systems, which causes them to produce weak keys which may be more easily broken.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-06/0083.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1340

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	5.0 (as of 10-09-2008 - 19:05)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	PARTIAL	NONE

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

refmap via4

bid	1340
freebsd	FreeBSD-SA-00:25

Last major update

10-09-2008 - 19:05

Published

12-06-2000 - 04:00

Last modified

10-09-2008 - 19:05