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The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 16, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 1, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Sep 16, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

0.300%
(70th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-2808

GHSA ID

GHSA-jcj6-c96p-jcmm

Source code

No known source code

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