CVE-2006-1115

N/A Unknown
Published: March 09, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19137
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015719
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ncipher.com/resources/95/sa12_insecure_generation_of_diffiehellman_keys
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427146/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17006
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25060
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ncipher.com/resources/95/sa12_insecure_generation_of_diffiehellman_keys
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427146/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
68th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ncipher