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DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0898

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0898 PUBLISHED

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.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13libcrypt-cbc-perl0, 0, 0
Debian:12libcrypt-cbc-perl0, 0, 0
Debian:11libcrypt-cbc-perl0, 0, 0
Debian:14libcrypt-cbc-perl0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 25, 2006 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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