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CVE-2001-1141

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1141 describes a weakness in the Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) of SSLeay and OpenSSL versions prior to 0.9.6b, allowing attackers to deduce the PRNG's internal state by observing small output requests. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to gain partial confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this issue.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9.1cCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.2bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0499 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-1141

security flaw

Jul 10, 2001

References

ftp.netbsd.org / pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-013.txt.asc
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6823
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-065.php3
linuxsecurity.com / advisories/other_advisory-1483.html
osvdb.org / 853
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2001-051.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / advisories/3475
securityfocus.com / archive/1/195829
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/3004
PatchVendor Advisory