CVE-2006-1115

Description

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.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.54%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory ncipher.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015719	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427146/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.ncipher.com/resources/95/sa12_insecure_generation_of_diffiehellman_keys	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17006	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19137	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25060	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1115?: CVE-2006-1115 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1115?: To fix CVE-2006-1115, 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-2006-1115 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1115 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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