CVE-2014-0016

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

stunnel before 5.00, when using fork threading, does not properly update the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes subsequent children with the same process ID to use the same entropy pool and allows remote attackers to obtain private keys for EC (ECDSA) or DSA certificates.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-332

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 24, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-0016: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix