The default configuration of EMC RSA BSAFE Toolkits and RSA Data Protection Manager (DPM)…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of EMC RSA BSAFE Toolkits and RSA Data Protection Manager (DPM) 20130918 uses the Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generation (Dual_EC_DRBG) algorithm, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging unspecified "security concerns," aka the ESA-2013-068 issue. NOTE: this issue has been SPLIT from CVE-2007-6755 because the vendor announcement did not state a specific technical rationale for a change in the algorithm; thus, CVE cannot reach a conclusion that a CVE-2007-6755 concern was the reason, or one of the reasons, for this change.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whq3-8f4v-48fj
References
Other 4
- http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-332655/
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/rsa-warns-developers-against-its-own.html
- http://threatpost.com/in-wake-of-latest-crypto-revelations-everything-is-suspect
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/stop-using-nsa-influence-code-in-our-product-rsa-tells-customers/
Sources
- CVE-2013-6078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-6078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whq3-8f4v-48fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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