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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0107 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-113-1 libnet-ssleay-perl vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-0106

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-0106

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