CVE-2001-0950 describes a vulnerability in ValiCert Enterprise Validation Authority (EVA) Administration Server versions 3.3 through 4.2.1. The flaw involves the use of insufficiently random data for generating session tokens for Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) via the C rand function, and for generating certificates or keys using /dev/urandom without sufficient entropy. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a high potential for impact, as it could allow remote attackers to steal tokens or certificates through brute-force guessing. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.3, <= 4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:valicert:enterprise_validation_authority:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.