CVE-2013-2566

SSL/TLS: Attack against RC4 stream cipher

Published Mar 14, 2013 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 84.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2031-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2032-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-327
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr