nCipher Testing Options Insecure Key Generation Vulnerabilities

BID:17012

Info

nCipher Testing Options Insecure Key Generation Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 17012
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 07 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 10 2006 12:20AM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: nCipher Time Source Master Clock 0
nCipher SecureDB 0
nCipher payShield
nCipher nShield
nCipher nForce
nCipher netHSM 2.1.12 cam5
nCipher netHSM 2.1
nCipher netHSM 2.0
nCipher nCore 0
nCipher DSE200 Document Sealing Engine 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

nCipher Testing Options Insecure Key Generation Vulnerabilities


Certain nCipher products are susceptible to insecure key-generation vulnerabilities. These issues are due to the unintended inclusion of testing functionality in the affected software.

These issues may result in the creation of cryptographic keys that may have properties that allow attackers to recover the private key in significantly less time than with brute-force attacks.

By gaining access to private keys, attackers may gain access to potentially sensitive information, perform man-in-the-middle attacks, or bypass security restrictions that depend on the security properties of the affected keys. Other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

nCipher Testing Options Insecure Key Generation Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

nCipher Testing Options Insecure Key Generation Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory, along with fixes to address these issues. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

References

nCipher Testing Options Insecure Key Generation Vulnerabilities

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