CVE-2008-0166

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 70.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-05-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-338

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.8c-1 up to versions before 0.9.8g-9 on Debian-based operating systems uses a random number generator that generates predictable numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks against cryptographic keys.

Affected products

Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 6.06, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04
Debian Linux: 4.0
OpenSSL: from 0.9.8c-1 through 0.9.8g

References

http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/
http://secunia.com/advisories/30136
http://secunia.com/advisories/30220
http://secunia.com/advisories/30221
http://secunia.com/advisories/30231
http://secunia.com/advisories/30239
http://secunia.com/advisories/30249
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925211
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492112/100/0/threaded

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