CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cryptgenrandom
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The CryptGenRandom function in Microsoft Windows 2000 generates predictable values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to reduce the effectiveness of cryptographic mechanisms, as demonstrated by attacks on (1) forward security and (2) backward security, related to use of eight instances of the RC4 cipher, and possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-3898.
The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was shared 11/20/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6043 since 11/19/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2833 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
02/17/2000 🔍11/18/2007 🔍
11/19/2007 🔍
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11/20/2007 🔍
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11/27/2007 🔍
03/16/2015 🔍
09/14/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-6043 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 16940 - Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP Weak Random Generator Causes Ineffective Encryption, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26495 - Microsoft Windows Insecure Random Number Generator Information Disclosure Weakness
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 09/14/2018 07:26
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (51), 09/14/2018 07:26 (10)
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