Debian Security Advisory DSA-1571-1
debian-openssl-dsa-1571
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00152.html
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- 2008-05-13
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Primary Debian advisory for CVE-2008-0166, including the affected release period and instruction to regenerate cryptographic key material.
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[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [SECURITY] [DSA 1571-1] New openssl packages fix predictable random number generator To: [email protected] Subject: [SECURITY] [DSA 1571-1] New openssl packages fix predictable random number generator From: Florian Weimer <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:06:39 +0200 Message-id: <[🔎] [email protected]> Reply-to: [email protected] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1571-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer May 13, 2008 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : openssl Vulnerability : predictable random number generator Problem type : remote Debian-specific: yes CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-0166 Luciano Bello discovered that the random number generator in Debian's openssl package is predictable. This is caused by an incorrect Debian-specific change to the openssl package (CVE-2008-0166). As a result, cryptographic key material may be guessable. This is a Debian-specific vulnerability which does not affect other operating systems which are not based on Debian. However, other systems can be indirectly affected if weak keys are imported into them. It is strongly recommended that all cryptographic key material which has been generated by OpenSSL versions starting with 0.9.8c-1 on Debian systems is recreated from scratch. Furthermore, all DSA keys ever used on affected Debian systems for signing or authentication purposes should be considered compromised; the Digital Signature Algorithm relies on a secret random value used during signature generation. The first vulnerable version, 0.9.8c-1, was uploaded to the unstableExcerpt only. The complete copy is held offline and backs quotations on this site. The original publication remains the canonical public source.
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