Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-5502 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in Openssl Fips Object Module 1.1.1
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
The PRNG implementation for the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module 1.1.1 does not perform auto-seeding during the FIPS self-test, which generates random data that is more predictable than expected and makes it easier for attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that rely on the randomness.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.
Statements
| contributor | Mark J Cox |
| lastmodified | 2007-12-03 |
| organization | Red Hat |
| statement | Not vulnerable. This vulnerability only affected the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module which is not enabled or used by OpenSSL in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. |
References
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20071129.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26652
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27859
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019029
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/150249
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4044
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38796