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CVE-2000-0535

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2000-06-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

OpenSSL 0.9.4 and OpenSSH for FreeBSD do not properly check for the existence of the /dev/random or /dev/urandom devices, which are absent on FreeBSD Alpha systems, which causes them to produce weak keys which may be more easily broken.

Affected Platforms

Freebsd FreebsdOpenssl Openssl

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References