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The RC4 stream cipher as used by SSH1 allows remote attackers to modify messages without detection by XORing the original message's cyclic redundancy check (CRC) with the CRC of a mask consisting of all the bits of the original message that were modified

Published Apr 21, 2005

Description

The RC4 stream cipher as used by SSH1 allows remote attackers to modify messages without detection by XORing the original message's cyclic redundancy check (CRC) with the CRC of a mask consisting of all the bits of the original message that were modified.

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Remediation

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No CWE recorded.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 21, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Apr 21, 2005
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a