CVE-2011-0766 describes a critical vulnerability in the random number generator used by the Erlang/OTP Crypto application (before 2.0.2.2) and SSH library (before R14B03 and 2.0.5 respectively). This flaw stems from using predictable time-based seeds, making it significantly easier for remote attackers to guess DSA host and SSH session keys. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete confidentiality compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:erlang:crypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r11b-5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:r11b-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r12b-5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:r12b-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r13bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:r13b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r13b02-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\/otp:r13b02-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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