CVE-2006-1115 (GCVE-0-2006-1115)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-03-09 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 16:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
nCipher HSM before 2.22.6, when generating a Diffie-Hellman public/private key pair without any specified DiscreteLogGroup parameters, chooses random parameters that could allow an attacker to crack the private key in significantly less time than a brute force attack.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015719 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427146/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.ncipher.com/resources/95/sa12_insecure… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17006 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19137 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2006-03-07 00:00
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