DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0898

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2006-0898
Downstream
DSA-996-1
Published: 25 Feb 2006, 11:02
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Feb 2006, 11:02
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Crypt::CBC Perl module 2.16 and earlier, when running in RandomIV mode, uses an initialization vector (IV) of 8 bytes, which results in weaker encryption when used with a cipher that requires a larger block size than 8 bytes, such as Rijndael.

Affected Systems

  • debian•libcrypt-cbc-perl

    < 2.17-1 | < 2.17-1 | < 2.17-1 | < 2.17-1

References (1)