Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 25, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0898
CVE-2006-0898
Description
Crypt::CBC Perl module 2.16 and earlier, when running in RandomIV mode, uses an initialization vector (IV) of 8 bytes, which results in weaker encryption when used with a cipher that requires a larger block size than 8 bytes, such as Rijndael.
Affected products
23cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 22 more
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.16
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lincoln_d._stein:crypt_cbc:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
14- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16802nvdPatch
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18755nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19187nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/19303nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20899nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31493nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/488nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-996nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-15.xmlnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_38_security.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425966/100/0/threadednvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24954nvd
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