CVE-2013-2566
What it is
The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, has many single-byte biases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct plaintext-recovery attacks via statistical analysis of ciphertext in a large number of sessions that use the same plaintext.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 84.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 84.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 84.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-326 · Inadequate encryption strength
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Oracle Communications Application Session Controller ≤ 3.9.1
- Oracle Http Server 11.1.1.7.0
- Oracle Http Server 11.1.1.9.0
- Oracle Http Server 12.1.3.0.0
- Oracle Http Server 12.2.1.1.0
- Oracle Http Server 12.2.1.2.0
- Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Firmware ≤ 3.2.11
- Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager Firmware ≤ 4.0.4
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.9
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
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References
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/03/attack-of-week-rc4-is-kind-of-broken-in.html
- http://cr.yp.to/talks/2013.03.12/slides.pdf
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143039468003789&w=2
- http://my.opera.com/securitygroup/blog/2013/03/20/on-the-precariousness-of-rc4
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xml
- http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-103.html
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1215/
- http://www.opera.com/security/advisory/1046
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58796
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2031-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2032-1
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289935
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05336888
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/03/attack-of-week-rc4-is-kind-of-broken-in.html
- http://cr.yp.to/talks/2013.03.12/slides.pdf
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143039468003789&w=2