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