CVE-2007-5502

Publication date

2007-12-01 02:00:00

Family

redhat

State

PUBLISHED

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.