CVE-2006-0898

Publication date 25 February 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

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.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libcrypt-cbc-perl 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.17-1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.17-1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 2.17-1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.17-1