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Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

CVE-2022-33738

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

OpenVPN Access Server before 2.11 uses a weak random generator used to create user session token for the web portal

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in a security context, but the PRNG's algorithm is not cryptographically strong.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published