CVE-2005-0106

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    CVE-2005-0106

    Published: 3 May 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/18639, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:023, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13471, https://usn.ubuntu.com/113-1/

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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