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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-11-20T19:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:47:13.186Z

Reserved: 2007-11-20T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2007-6043

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-11-20T19:46:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:39:14.553

Link: CVE-2007-6043

cve-icon Redhat

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