CVE-2005-3087 — The SecureW2 3.0 TLS implementation uses weak random number generators (rand and srand from system time) during generation of the pre-master secret (PMS), which makes it easier for attackers to guess the secret and decrypt sensitive data

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The SecureW2 3.0 TLS implementation uses weak random number generators (rand and srand from system time) during generation of the pre-master secret (PMS), which makes it easier for attackers to guess the secret and decrypt sensitive data

Published Sep 27, 2005

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.99%

Description

The SecureW2 3.0 TLS implementation uses weak random number generators (rand and srand from system time) during generation of the pre-master secret (PMS), which makes it easier for attackers to guess the secret and decrypt sensitive data.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.99% 0.00989

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00989

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	0.99% (0.00989)	61.13th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.99% (0.00989)	57.78th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.26% (0.00262)	47.60th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.28% (0.00284)	69.53th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.17% (0.00167)	52.73th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.16% (0.00161)	51.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.15% (0.00150)	49.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 3, 2023	0.29% (0.00286)	64.16th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.25% (0.00253)	61.30th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-September/037352.html
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16909
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-September/037352.html		mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16909		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 27, 2005

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Sep 27, 2005

Link CVE-2005-3087

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-3087

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-3087