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CVE-2006-0898
Crypt::CBC Perl module 2.16 and earlier, when running in RandomIV mode, uses an initialization vector (IV) of 8 bytes, which results in…
Low2.6EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- 20899 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0630 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 31493 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200603-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 19187 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 488 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- DSA-996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20060223 Vulnerability in Crypt::CBC Perl module, versions <= 2.16 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2006:015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 19303 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18755 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 16802 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- crypt-cbc-header-weak-encryption(24954) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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