Microsoft RC4 Disabling Security Advisory (2868725)
🗓️ 14 Nov 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| technet | www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2868725 |
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/kb/2868725 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804142");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"8.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-11-14 11:28:18 +0530 (Thu, 14 Nov 2013)");
script_name("Microsoft RC4 Disabling Security Advisory (2868725)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft
advisory (2868725).");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to security issue in RC4 stream cipher used in Transport
Layer Security(TLS) and Secure Socket Layer(SSL).");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64 Service Pack 1 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior
- Microsoft Windows 8 x32/x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker to perform man-in-the-middle
attacks and recover plain text from encrypted sessions.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2868725");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2868725");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("gb_smb_windows_detect.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2, win8:1, win8x64:1, win2012:1) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(!sysPath ){
exit(0);
}
schannelVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\schannel.dll");
if(!schannelVer){
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:schannelVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.18270") ||
version_in_range(version:schannelVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.22000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.22464")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
## Win 8 and 2012
else if(hotfix_check_sp(win8:1, win2012:1) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:schannelVer, test_version:"6.2.9200.16722") ||
version_in_range(version:schannelVer, test_version:"6.2.9200.20000", test_version2:"6.2.9200.20831")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
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