Standardlikelihood: Lowseverity: LowDraft
CAPEC-20Encryption Brute Forcing
Abstraction
Standard
Status
Draft
Likelihood
Low
Severity
Low
Description
An attacker, armed with the cipher text and the encryption algorithm used, performs an exhaustive (brute force) search on the key space to determine the key that decrypts the cipher text to obtain the plaintext.
Metadata: standard CAPEC pattern, status draft, likelihood low, severity low. Underlying weaknesses: CWE-326, CWE-327, CWE-693, CWE-1204. Related CAPEC patterns: [object Object], [object Object].
Related weaknesses· 4
Related attack patterns· 2
Exploits4
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Inadequate Encryption Strengthcwe-326 | 100% | live |
| Weakness | Protection Mechanism Failurecwe-693 | 100% | live |
| Weakness | Generation of Weak Initialization Vector (IV)cwe-1204 | 100% | live |
| Weakness | Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithmcwe-327 | 100% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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