CVE-2013-2257

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Published Nov 4, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cryptocat before 2.0.42 has Group Chat ECC Private Key Generation Brute Force Weakness

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Cryptocat

Cryptocat

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 2.0.42`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cryptocat_project:cryptocat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-2203	Cryptocat before 2.0.42 has Group Chat ECC Private Key Generation Brute Force Weakness

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (1.958% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://tobtu.com/decryptocat.php
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/15
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61087

History

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Subscriptions

Cryptocat Project Cryptocat

Weaknesses

CWE-307

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Nov 4, 2019, 4:41 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:27 PM
Reserved: Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:53 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 4, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:53 PM

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