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CVE-2001-1141

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…

Medium5.0EPSS 5.0%
Published
Updated
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mitre

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2001-1141, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium5.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
5.0% · top 7.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

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Affected products

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Record last updated .