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CVE-2008-1383
The docert function in ssl-cert.eclass, when used by src_compile or src_install on Gentoo Linux, stores the SSL key in a binpkg, which…
Low1.9EPSS 0.21%
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- mitre
Description
The docert function in ssl-cert.eclass, when used by src_compile or src_install on Gentoo Linux, stores the SSL key in a binpkg, which allows local users to extract the key from the binpkg, and causes multiple systems that use this binpkg to have the same SSL key and certificate.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.21% · top 88% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 29436 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=174759 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28350 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- gentoo-docert-sslkey-weak-security(41336) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 43479 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- GLSA-200803-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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