Tor before 0.1.1.20 uses OpenSSL pseudo-random bytes (RAND_pseudo_bytes) instead of cryptographically strong RAND_bytes, and seeds the entropy value at start-up with 160-bit chunks without reseeding, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://secunia.com/advisories/20514 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-04.xml | |
http://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/ChangeLog | |
http://www.osvdb.org/25880 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2022-10-03T16:21:17
Updated: 2022-10-03T16:21:17
Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-3419
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2006-07-07T00:05:00.000
Modified: 2008-09-05T21:07:05.780
Link: CVE-2006-3419
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CWE