CVE-2006-1117

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

nCipher firmware before V10, as used by (1) nShield, (2) nForce, (3) netHSM, (4) payShield, (5) SecureDB, (6) DSE200 Document Sealing Engine, (7) Time Source Master Clock (TSMC), and possibly other products, contains certain options that were only intended for testing and not production, which might allow remote attackers to obtain information about encryption keys and crack those keys with less effort than brute force.

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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?1015718
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ncipher.com/resources/97/sa14_presence_of_flaws_in_firmware_security
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427151/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17012
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25063
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ncipher.com/resources/97/sa14_presence_of_flaws_in_firmware_security
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427151/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17012
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/25063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
61th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ncipher