CVE-2015-2808
LOWEPSS 99th pctlDescription
The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, does not properly combine state data with key data during the initialization phase, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct plaintext-recovery attacks against the initial bytes of a stream by sniffing network traffic that occasionally relies on keys affected by the Invariance Weakness, and then using a brute-force approach involving LSB values, aka the "Bar Mitzvah" issue.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04779034
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10727
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00046.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00005.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143456209711959&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143629696317098&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143741441012338&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143817021313142&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143817899717054&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143818140118771&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144043644216842&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144059660127919&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144059703728085&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144060576831314&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144060606031437&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144069189622016&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144102017024820&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144104533800819&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144104565600964&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144493176821532&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1006.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1007.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1020.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1021.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1091.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1228.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1229.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1230.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1241.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1242.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1243.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1526.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV71888
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV71892
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883640
- http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21903565
- http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960015
- http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960769
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316
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