Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 9, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-1115
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.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:mscapi_csp:5.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:ncipher_software_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- secunia.com/advisories/19137nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ncipher.com/resources/95/sa12_insecure_generation_of_diffiehellman_keysnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17006nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427146/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25060nvd
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