CVE-2005-3087

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2005-3087 · Published 27/09/2005 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2005-3087 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting securew2 (securew2).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.99%, higher than 62.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
securew2 securew2	`= 3.0`	No fix yet

Description

The SecureW2 3.0 TLS implementation uses weak random number generators (rand and srand from system time) during generation of the pre-master secret (PMS), which makes it easier for attackers to guess the secret and decrypt sensitive data.

References

lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-September/037352.html · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/16909 · Vendor Advisory

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