CVE-2007-6043
The CryptGenRandom function in Microsoft Windows 2000 generates predictable values, which makes...
The CryptGenRandom function in Microsoft Windows 2000 generates predictable values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to reduce the effectiveness of cryptographic mechanisms, as demonstrated by attacks on (1) forward security and (2) backward security, related to use of eight instances of the RC4 cipher, and possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-3898.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The CryptGenRandom function in Microsoft Windows 2000 generates predictable values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to reduce the effectiveness of cryptographic mechanisms, as demonstrated by attacks on (1) forward security and (2) backward security, related to use of eight instances of the RC4 cipher, and possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-3898.
- Record
CVE-2007-6043- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The CryptGenRandom function in Microsoft Windows 2000 generates predictable values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to reduce the effectiveness of cryptographic mechanisms, as demonstrated by attacks on (1) forward security and (2) backward security, related to use of eight instances of the RC4 cipher, and possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-3898.
- Record
CVE-2007-6043- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6013 No score
The CryptGenRandom function in Microsoft Windows 2000 generates predictable values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to reduce the effectiveness of cryptographic mechanisms, as demonstrated by attacks on (1) forward security and (2) backward security, related to use of eight instances of the RC4 cipher, and possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-3898.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6013- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwjc-5gc9-97xh No score
The CryptGenRandom function in Microsoft Windows 2000 generates predictable values, which makes...
The CryptGenRandom function in Microsoft Windows 2000 generates predictable values, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to reduce the effectiveness of cryptographic mechanisms, as demonstrated by attacks on (1) forward security and (2) backward security, related to use of eight instances of the RC4 cipher, and possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-3898.
- Record
GHSA-qwjc-5gc9-97xh- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6043 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published November 20, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.72%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.