CVE-2001-1141

Description

The Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in SSLeay and OpenSSL before 0.9.6b allows attackers to use the output of small PRNG requests to determine the internal state information, which could be used by attackers to predict future pseudo-random numbers.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.37% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory netbsd.org Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory linuxsecurity.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3004	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3475	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-013.txt.asc	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6823	vdb entry
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-065.php3?dis=8.0	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000418	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195829	mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-051.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/853	vdb entry
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1483.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1141?: CVE-2001-1141 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1141?: To fix CVE-2001-1141, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1141 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1141 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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