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.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0532 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:30.731Z

Reserved: 2000-07-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0535

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2000-06-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2000-0535

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