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CVE-2008-0166
OpenSSL 0.9.8c-1 up to versions before 0.9.8g-9 on Debian-based operating systems uses a random number generator that generates…
High7.5EPSS 70.7%
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- mitre
Description
OpenSSL 0.9.8c-1 up to versions before 0.9.8g-9 on Debian-based operating systems uses a random number generator that generates predictable numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks against cryptographic keys.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 70.7% · top 0.6% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (26)
- DSA-1576 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- 5622 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
- 30221 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- [rsyncrypto-devel] 20080523 Advisory - Rsyncrypto maybe affected from Debian OpenSSL reduced entropy problem (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- DSA-1571 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- 29179 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- 20080515 Debian generated SSH-Keys working exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 30239 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- 30220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- USN-612-7 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- 30231 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- openssl-rng-weak-security(42375) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 30249 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- 1020017 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
- 5632 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
- USN-612-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- USN-612-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- TA08-137A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- VU#925211 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- 5720 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
- 30136 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
- USN-612-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- USN-612-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://16years.secvuln.info (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169 (opens in a new tab)x_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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