SSLeay.pm in libnet-ssleay-perl before 1.25 uses the /tmp/entropy file for entropy if a source is not set in the EGD_PATH variable, which allows local users to reduce the cryptographic strength of certain operations by modifying the file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-03T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:57:41.236Z

Reserved: 2005-01-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-0106

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-05-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-03T21:29:32.887

Link: CVE-2005-0106

cve-icon Redhat

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