CVE-2015-2476: microsoft windows_7 Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-2476 is a low (CVSS 2.6) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in microsoft windows_7. EPSS estimates a 11.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-08-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The WebDAV client in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 supports SSL 2.0, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by sniffing the network and conducting a decryption attack, aka "WebDAV Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.