CAPEC-620

Drop Encryption Level
High
Draft
2015-11-09
00h00 +00:00
2022-09-29
00h00 +00:00
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Descriptions CAPEC

An attacker forces the encryption level to be lowered, thus enabling a successful attack against the encrypted data.

Informations CAPEC

Related Weaknesses

CWE-ID Weakness Name

CWE-757

Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation ('Algorithm Downgrade')
A protocol or its implementation supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used as a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest algorithm that is available to both parties.

Submission

Name Organization Date Date release
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2015-11-09 +00:00

Modifications

Name Organization Date Comment
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2015-12-07 +00:00 Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2018-07-31 +00:00 Updated Attack_Motivation-Consequences
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2020-07-30 +00:00 Updated Related_Attack_Patterns
CAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation 2022-09-29 +00:00 Updated Taxonomy_Mappings