# CVE-2006-1833: Intel RNG Driver in NetBSD 1.6 through 3.0 may incorrectly detect the presence of the pchb interface, which will cause it to always generate

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-04-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Intel RNG Driver in NetBSD 1.6 through 3.0 may incorrectly detect the presence of the pchb interface, which will cause it to always generate the same random number, which allows remote attackers to more easily crack encryption keys generated from the interface.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/19585
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-009.txt.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17496
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015907
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25786
- http://www.osvdb.org/24577

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