CVE-2013-2566
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…
Medium · published March 14, 2013
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High probability of exploitation
CVSS calls it medium at 5.9. It sits in the 99.7th percentile for exploit probability.
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.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 5.9 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.84424 · 99.7th percentile
- Published
- 2013-03-14T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
14 MAR 22:00Z
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…
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