Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2011-2683
CVE-2011-2683
Description
reseed seeds random numbers from an insecure HTTP request to random.org during installation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:reseed_project:reseed:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594nvdThird Party Advisory
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