CVE-2007-6755
The NIST SP 800-90A default statement of the Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generation (Dual_EC_DRBG) algorithm contains point Q constants with a possible relationship to certain "skeleton key" values, which might allow context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of those values. NOTE: this is a preliminary CVE for Dual_EC_DRBG; future research may provide additional details about point Q and associated attacks, and could potentially lead to a RECAST or REJECT of this CVE.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-327
- EPSS score
- 1.6% (76th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-6711)
- Published
- October 11, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6711 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- dell / bsafe crypto-c-micro-edition
- dell / bsafe crypto-j
- dell / bsafe crypto-j
References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/stop-using-nsa-influence-code-in-our-product-rsa-tells-customers/(Third Party Advisory)
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/rsa-warns-developers-against-its-own.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/the-many-flaws-of-dualecdrbg.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://rump2007.cr.yp.to/15-shumow.pdf(Third Party Advisory)
- http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-332655/(Not Applicable)
- http://threatpost.com/in-wake-of-latest-crypto-revelations-everything-is-suspect(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63657(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/11/the_strange_sto.html(Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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