Intel RNG Driver in NetBSD 1.6 through 3.0 may incorrectly detect the presence of the pchb interface, which will cause it to always generate the same random number, which allows remote attackers to more easily crack encryption keys generated from the interface
Published Apr 19, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.83%
Description
Intel RNG Driver in NetBSD 1.6 through 3.0 may incorrectly detect the presence of the pchb interface, which will cause it to always generate the same random number, which allows remote attackers to more easily crack encryption keys generated from the interface.
Affected products
No data.
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:H/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 56.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 52.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 51.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.29% (0.01286) | 86.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00910) | 82.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00910) | 80.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.12% (0.01119) | 82.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-009.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19585 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015907 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/24577 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17496 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25786 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-009.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19585 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015907 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/24577 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17496 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25786 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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