CVE-2006-1117

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25063

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17012

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427151/100/0/threaded

http://www.ncipher.com/resources/97/sa14_presence_of_flaws_in_firmware_security

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015718

http://secunia.com/advisories/19137

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-03-09

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00335