CVE-2013-6169 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via brute-force attacks due to support for SSLv2 and weak ciphers in the TLS driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-6169?

CVE-2013-6169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The TLS driver in ejabberd before 2.1.12 supports (1) SSLv2 and (2) weak SSL ciphers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a brute-force attack.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6169?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Process-One Ejabberd.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6169?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6169 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6169, DSA-2775-1, GHSA-wm48-6fcf-h8jf, MGASA-2014-0057.

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