SB2013101209 - Cryptographic issues in RSA BSAFE Crypto-C and Crypto-J
Published: October 12, 2013 Updated: October 12, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013101209
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6755)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generation (Dual_EC_DRBG) algorithm contains point Q constants with a possible relationship to certain "skeleton key" values. A remote context-dependent attacker can defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of those values.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/rsa-warns-developers-against-its-own.html
- https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/11/the_strange_sto.html
- http://rump2007.cr.yp.to/15-shumow.pdf
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/the-many-flaws-of-dualecdrbg.html
- http://threatpost.com/in-wake-of-latest-crypto-revelations-everything-is-suspect
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/stop-using-nsa-influence-code-in-our-product-rsa-tells-customers/
- http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-332655/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63657