CVE-2011-2683 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0034.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Reseed Project	Reseed

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:reseed_project:reseed:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-2665	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-10-23T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:08:23.733Z

Reserved: 2011-07-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2683

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-23T18:29:00.210

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2011-2683

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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