PT-2006-2824 · Netbsd · Netbsd

Published 2006-04-19 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-1833

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NetBSD versions 1.6 through 3.0

Description The issue is related to the Intel RNG Driver, which may incorrectly detect the presence of the pchb interface. This incorrect detection causes the driver to always generate the same random number. As a result, remote attackers can more easily crack encryption keys generated from the interface.

Recommendations For NetBSD versions 1.6 through 3.0, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1833

Affected Products

Netbsd

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/19585 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1833 · Security Note
• ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-009.txt.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015907 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/24577 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17496 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25786 · Note