stunnel before 5.00, when using fork threading, does not properly update the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes subsequent children with the same process ID to use the same entropy pool and allows remote attackers to obtain private keys for EC (ECDSA) or DSA certificates.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-0016 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of stunnel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | stunnel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | stunnel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | stunnel | Not affected |
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