CVE-2011-3599
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.8 · CWE-310
5.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The Crypt::DSA (aka Crypt-DSA) module 1.17 and earlier for Perl, when /dev/random is absent, uses the Data::Random module, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof a signature, or determine the signing key of a signed message, via a brute-force attack.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/05/5 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/05/5Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/05/9Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743567Patch
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=71421Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46275Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/76025
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49928