CVE-2015-2808
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.7 Low
- Published
- Apr 1, 2015
- Updated
- May 28, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 31, 2015
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.7 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- SSRT102127vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1243vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1007vendor-advisory
- HPSBGN03367vendor-advisory
- HPSBUX03512vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- RHSA-2015:1006vendor-advisory
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04773256
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
- 1033737vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2015:2192vendor-advisory
- HPSBGN03399vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
- 1036222vdb-entry
- http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04779034
- http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960769
- GLSA-201512-10vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1229vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04708650
- 1032600vdb-entry
- 1032910vdb-entry
- USN-2706-1vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1526vendor-advisory
- SSRT102133vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
- 1032599vdb-entry
- HPSBMU03401vendor-advisory
- http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21903565
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04772190
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04711380
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10163
- HPSBMU03345vendor-advisory
- 1032734vdb-entry
- IV71892vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05193347
- 1033769vdb-entry
- 1032707vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1289vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1091vendor-advisory
- HPSBGN03402vendor-advisory
- IV71888vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1228vendor-advisory
- HPSBGN03405vendor-advisory
- 1032708vdb-entry
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/hw-454055
- DSA-3316vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:2166vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- 1033415vdb-entry
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04832246
- https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5098709
- HPSBGN03403vendor-advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883640
- HPSBGN03407vendor-advisory
- 1033432vdb-entry
- HPSBGN03354vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:1138vendor-advisory
- 1032858vdb-entry
- SSRT102073vendor-advisory
- 1032788vdb-entry
- USN-2696-1vendor-advisory
- https://www.blackhat.com/docs/asia-15/materials/asia-15-Mantin-Bar-Mitzvah-Attack-Breaking-SSL-With-13-Year-Old-RC4-Weakness-wp.pdf
- DSA-3339vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1020vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1242vendor-advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10727
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04773241
- SUSE-SU-2015:1086vendor-advisory
- 1033431vdb-entry
- http://www1.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-454055.htm
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05085988
- 1032868vdb-entry
- HPSBGN03415vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- 91787vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2015:1319vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:1320vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1288vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1241vendor-advisory
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04770140
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- RHSA-2015:1230vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05336888
- HPSBGN03338vendor-advisory
- 1033386vdb-entry
- HPSBMU03377vendor-advisory
- 1033072vdb-entry
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04926789
- SUSE-SU-2015:1085vendor-advisory
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04773119
- RHSA-2015:1021vendor-advisory
- http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960015
- SUSE-SU-2015:1073vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289935
- SUSE-SU-2015:1161vendor-advisory
- HPSBGN03414vendor-advisory
- 73684vdb-entry
- 1032990vdb-entry
- 1033071vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2016:0113vendor-advisory
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/cve-2015-2808-bar-mitzvah-attack-in-rc4-2/
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