Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Affecting java-1.6.0-openjdk package, versions <1:1.6.0.36-1.13.8.1.0.1.el5_11


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-JAVA160OPENJDK-2499751
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Apr 2015

Introduced: 1 Apr 2015

CVE-2015-2808  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-327  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 java-1.6.0-openjdk to version 1:1.6.0.36-1.13.8.1.0.1.el5_11 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1526.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-openjdk package and not the java-1.6.0-openjdk package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, does not properly combine state data with key data during the initialization phase, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct plaintext-recovery attacks against the initial bytes of a stream by sniffing network traffic that occasionally relies on keys affected by the Invariance Weakness, and then using a brute-force approach involving LSB values, aka the "Bar Mitzvah" issue.

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