MEDIUMCVSS 5.0

CVE-2001-1141

CVE-2001-1141 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-09-20
Sources: nvd

Summary

The Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in SSLeay and OpenSSL before 0.9.6b allows attackers to use the output of small PRNG requests to determine the internal state information, which could be used by attackers to predict future pseudo-random numbers.

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected versions	Fixed versions
OpenSSL	openssl	[object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object]	—

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1141

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