reseed seeds random numbers from an insecure HTTP request to random.org during…
Priority LOW 29CWE-254Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01332 71st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:reseed_project:reseed:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Reseed Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:reseed_project:reseed:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Reseed Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2683
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppfm-wxvv-g4mw
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-2683 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2683 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ppfm-wxvv-g4mw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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