CVE-2007-6043
microsoft windows 2000: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
- EPSS
- 4.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 91% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-200
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:windows_2000