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Vulnerability details: VCID-qb3t-tnwa-aaaa
Vulnerability ID VCID-qb3t-tnwa-aaaa
Aliases CVE-2008-0166
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
System Score Found at
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cvssv2 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0166
cvssv3 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0166
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0166
Reference id Reference type URL
http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl/
https://16years.secvuln.info
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-0166.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-0166
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0166
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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42375
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333169
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48367252.7070603%40shemesh.biz&forum_name=rsyncrypto-devel
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5622
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5632
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5720
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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29179
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020017
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-612-7
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-137A.html
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-0166 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/5622.txt
CVE-2008-0166 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/5632.rb
CVE-2008-0166 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0166
USN-612-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/612-1/
USN-612-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/612-2/
USN-612-3 https://usn.ubuntu.com/612-3/
USN-612-4 https://usn.ubuntu.com/612-4/
USN-612-7 https://usn.ubuntu.com/612-7/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added May 15, 2008
Description OpenSSL 0.9.8c-1 < 0.9.8g-9 (Debian and Derivatives) - Predictable PRNG Brute Force SSH (Ruby)
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date May 16, 2008
Exploit type remote
Platform linux
Source update date July 3, 2017
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0166
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0166
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0166
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.70529
EPSS Score 0.01651
Published At March 29, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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