Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0445 (CCN-4570)

Assigned:2000-05-24
Published:2000-05-24
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000523 Key Generation Security Flaw in PGP 5.0

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 23 2000 - 16:13:23 CDT
Key Generation Security Flaw in PGP 5.0

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0445

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-2000-09
Flaw in PGP 5.0 Key Generation

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
CA-2000-09

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#26188
Keys generated with PGP5i batch mode do not contain sufficient randomness on systems that use /dev/random

Source: CCN
Type: Network Associates, Inc.Software Upgrades
Licensed User Product Upgrade

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
1355

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1355
PGP Predictable Key Generation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
1251

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1251
Multiple Vendor PGP5 Automatic Key Generation Routine Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
pgp-key-predictable(4570)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:pgp:pgp:5.0_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pgp:pgp:5.0i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pgp:pgp:6.5_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    pgp pgp 5.0_linux
    pgp pgp 5.0i
    pgp pgp 6.5_linux