CVE-2015-2808

Severity
5.0MEDIUM
EPSS
30.8%
top 3.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 1
Latest updateMay 13

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages26 packages

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, Enterprise Linux 6.6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-jcj6-c96p-jcmm: 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, w2022-05-13
OSV
openjdk-7 vulnerabilities2015-07-30
CVEList
CVE-2015-2808: 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, w2015-04-01
OSV
CVE-2015-2808: 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, w2015-03-31

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities2015-08-06
Ubuntu
OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities2015-07-30
Ubuntu
OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities2015-07-30
Red Hat
SSL/TLS: "Invariance Weakness" vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher2015-03-30
Debian
CVE-2015-2808: openjdk-8 - The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, does not proper...2015

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-2808 SSL/TLS: "Invariance Weakness" vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher2015-03-30