Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 9, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2006-1117

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.

Affected products

Ncipher/Dse200 Document Sealing Engine
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:dse200_document_sealing_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ncipher/Ncore
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:ncore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ncipher/Nforce
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:nforce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ncipher/Securedb
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:securedb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ncipher/Time Source Master Clock
cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:time_source_master_clock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ncipher/Nethsm3 versions
cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nethsm:2.1.12_cam5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ncipher/Nshield
cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ncipher/Payshield
cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:payshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ncipher/nCipher Firmwarellm-create
Range: <V10

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

secunia.com/advisories/19137nvdPatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/idnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.ncipher.com/resources/97/sa14_presence_of_flaws_in_firmware_securitynvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/17012nvdPatch
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427151/100/0/threadednvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25063nvd

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