CVE-2011-2683
N/A
Published: October 23, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorReseed
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-254
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