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CVE-2011-0766
The random number generator in the Crypto application before 2.0.2.2, and SSH before 2.0.5, as used in the Erlang/OTP ssh library before…
High7.8EPSS 3.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- certcc
Description
The random number generator in the Crypto application before 2.0.2.2, and SSH before 2.0.5, as used in the Erlang/OTP ssh library before R14B03, uses predictable seeds based on the current time, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess DSA host and SSH session keys.
Timeline
ID reserved
By certcc
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 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 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% 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: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 44709 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/f228601de45c5b53241b103af6616453c50885a5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 47980 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- VU#178990 (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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