CVE-2006-0898

LowCVSS 2.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.6/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 25, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-0898: Low severity, CVSS 2.6 | Vulnix