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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.9/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/03/attack-of-week-rc4-is-kind-of-broken-in.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://cr.yp.to/talks/2013.03.12/slides.pdfThird Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143039468003789&w=2Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://my.opera.com/securitygroup/blog/2013/03/20/on-the-precariousness-of-rc4Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-103.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1215/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.opera.com/security/advisory/1046Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58796Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2031-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2032-1Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289935Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05336888Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01Third Party Advisory
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/03/attack-of-week-rc4-is-kind-of-broken-in.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://cr.yp.to/talks/2013.03.12/slides.pdfThird Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143039468003789&w=2Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://my.opera.com/securitygroup/blog/2013/03/20/on-the-precariousness-of-rc4Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/tls/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-103.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/unified/1215/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.opera.com/security/advisory/1046Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58796Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2031-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2032-1Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289935Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05336888Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 15, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified