CVE-2006-3419

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 (8)

• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20514
• cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-04.xml
• cve@mitrehttp://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/ChangeLog
• cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/25880
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20514
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-04.xml
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/ChangeLog
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/25880