Vulnerability Report

CVE-2007-5502

Title: Openssl Fips Object Module Cryptographic Failures

Cryptographic Failures

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2007-5502.

CWE Category CWE-310

Published Date Dec 01, 2007

Modified Date Apr 09, 2025

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 6.4 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.38%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2007-5502: The PRNG implementation for the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module 1.1.1 does not perform auto-seeding during the FIPS self-test, which generates random data that is more predictable than expected and makes it easier for attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that rely on the randomness.

Impacted Vendors

openssl 1

Reference Links

http://secunia.com/advisories/27859 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/150249 http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20071129.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26652 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019029 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4044 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38796 http://secunia.com/advisories/27859 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/150249 http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20071129.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26652 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019029 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4044 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38796

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.4

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2007-5502 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

April 09, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 01, 2007 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.