PT-2013-1372 · Nist · Dual Ec Drbg

Dan Shumow + 1 · Published 2013-10-11 · Updated 2022-11-01 · CVE-2007-6755

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generation (Dual EC DRBG) algorithm (affected versions not specified)

Description The Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generation algorithm contains point Q constants that may have a relationship to certain "skeleton key" values. This could allow attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of those values.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use of a Broken Cryptographic Algorithm

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-327

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-6755

Affected Products

Dual Ec Drbg

References · 12

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6755 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6755 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6755 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6755 · Security Note
• http://rump2007.cr.yp.to/15-shumow.pdf · Note
• http://threatpost.com/in-wake-of-latest-crypto-revelations-everything-is-suspect · Note
• http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/stop-using-nsa-influence-code-in-our-product-rsa-tells-customers · Note
• http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/rsa-warns-developers-against-its-own.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/63657 · Note
• http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/the-many-flaws-of-dualecdrbg.html · Note
• https://schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/11/the_strange_sto.html · Note
• http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-332655 · Note