CVE-2007-6043 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2007-6043?

CVE-2007-6043 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 20 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6043?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6043?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-6043 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qwjc-5gc9-97xh.