Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/25880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20514
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-04.xml
- http://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/ChangeLog
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.