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TI-2001-01095 Aliases CVE-2001-1141GHSA-8mjq-7p84-m68q

The Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in SSLeay and OpenSSL before 0.9.6b allows…

Priority LOW 31Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04988 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1cVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2bVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.4VulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6aVulnerableOpenSSL
cpe:2.3:a:ssleay:ssleay:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableSsleay
cpe:2.3:a:ssleay:ssleay:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableSsleay
cpe:2.3:a:ssleay:ssleay:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableSsleay
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1c Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2b Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:0.9.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6a Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssleay:ssleay:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Ssleay
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssleay:ssleay:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Ssleay
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssleay:ssleay:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Ssleay

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1141
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mjq-7p84-m68q

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

Sources

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