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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 wea…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/20899 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31493 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-15.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19187 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/488 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-996 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/425966/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19303 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18755 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/16802 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/24954 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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