{"cve":"CVE-2011-2683","nvd":{"published":"2017-10-23T18:29:00.210","modified":"2026-06-16T23:31:47.403","status":"Modified","description":"reseed seeds random numbers from an insecure HTTP request to random.org during installation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a man-in-the-middle attack.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.9},"cwes":["CWE-254"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5","https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/reseed/+bug/804594","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/06/8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5"],"products":["reseed_project:reseed"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:01.408438353+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2683","score":0.01332,"percentile":0.71101,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}