CVE-2001-0856

Public Exploit

Description

Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) in IBM 4758 allows an attacker with physical access to the system and Combine_Key_Parts permissions, to steal DES and 3DES keys by using a brute force attack to create a 3DES exporter key.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory ac.uk Vendor Advisory ac.uk

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100533053219673&w=2	mailing list
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/descrack/attack.html	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3524	vdb entry
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/descrack/	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0856?: CVE-2001-0856 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0856?: To fix CVE-2001-0856, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0856 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0856 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.