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CVE-2005-0106 Details

Description

SSLeay.pm in libnet-ssleay-perl before 1.25 uses the /tmp/entropy file for entropy if a source is not set in the EGD_PATH variable, which allows local users to reduce the cryptographic strength of certain operations by modifying the file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18639	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/113-1/	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:023	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13471	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18639	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/113-1/	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:023	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13471	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ubuntu ubuntu linux	5.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.04:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 12, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]