CVE-2011-2683

medium

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.

References

Advisories

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-10-23

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N