CVE - CVE-2000-0445

CVE-ID
CVE-2000-0445	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The pgpk command in PGP 5.x on Unix systems uses an insufficiently random data source for non-interactive key pair generation, which may produce predictable keys.
References
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BID:1251 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1251 BUGTRAQ:20000523 Key Generation Security Flaw in PGP 5.0 URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0273.html CERT:CA-2000-09 URL:http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-09.html OSVDB:1355 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/1355~~ (Obsolete source) XF:pgp-key-predictable
Date Record Created
20001013	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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