CVE-2013-6078
Description
The default configuration of EMC RSA BSAFE Toolkits and RSA Data Protection Manager (DPM) 20130918 uses the Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generation (Dual_EC_DRBG) algorithm, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging unspecified "security concerns," aka the ESA-2013-068 issue. NOTE: this issue has been SPLIT from CVE-2007-6755 because the vendor announcement did not state a specific technical rationale for a change in the algorithm; thus, CVE cannot reach a conclusion that a CVE-2007-6755 concern was the reason, or one of the reasons, for this change.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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โ Propose a mitigation on Community โ Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| emc | rsa_bsafe_toolkits | - | |
| emc | rsa_data_protection_manager | 20130918 | |
References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/stop-using-nsa-influence-code-in-our-product-rsa-tells-customers/
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/rsa-warns-developers-against-its-own.html
- http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-332655/
- 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://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/rsa-warns-developers-against-its-own.html
- http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-332655/
- http://threatpost.com/in-wake-of-latest-crypto-revelations-everything-is-suspect
CWEs
CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.