CVE-2006-0898

Description

Crypt::CBC Perl module 2.16 and earlier, when running in RandomIV mode, uses an initialization vector (IV) of 8 bytes, which results in weaker encryption when used with a cipher that requires a larger block size than 8 bytes, such as Rijndael.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.06% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20899	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31493	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-15.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19187	third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/488	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-996	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425966/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19303	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18755	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16802	vdb entry patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24954	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0898?: CVE-2006-0898 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0898?: To fix CVE-2006-0898, 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-2006-0898 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0898 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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