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CVE-2007-5502
The PRNG implementation for the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module 1.1.1 does not perform auto-seeding during the FIPS self-test, which generates…
Medium6.4EPSS 2.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The PRNG implementation for the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module 1.1.1 does not perform auto-seeding during the FIPS self-test, which generates random data that is more predictable than expected and makes it easier for attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that rely on the randomness.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 45 days later
· 45 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- ADV-2007-4044 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 26652 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019029 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20071129.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27859 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openssl-fips-prng-security-bypass(38796) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#150249 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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