security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.99%
Description
The Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in SSLeay and OpenSSL before 0.9.6b allows attackers to use the output of small PRNG requests to determine the internal state information, which could be used by attackers to predict future pseudo-random numbers.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.9.1c
- 0.9.2b
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.6a
- 0.8.1
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.99% (0.04988) | 91.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.99% (0.04988) | 91.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01210) | 77.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.25% (0.02255) | 74.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01210) | 77.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00465) | 76.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00465) | 75.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00604) | 77.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00604) | 75.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-013.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000418 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-065.php3?dis=8.0 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1483.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDE
- http://www.osvdb.org/853 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-051.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3475 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195829 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3004 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1141 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616646 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6823 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1141
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1141
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.