Multiple Vendor ATM Hardware Security Module PIN Generation/Verification Vulnerability

BID:6901

Info

Multiple Vendor ATM Hardware Security Module PIN Generation/Verification Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6901
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 20 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 20 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Mike Bond and Piotr Zielinski.
Vulnerable: IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture 2.41
IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture 2.40
IBM CMOS Cryptographic Coprocessor
IBM 4758
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Multiple Vendor ATM Hardware Security Module PIN Generation/Verification Vulnerability

A paper has been released detailing design flaws in the APIs used by various ATM Hardware Security Modules (HSM) to protect customer PIN numbers. Various potential attacks exist on methods used to generate and verify PIN numbers which may significantly reduce the difficulty of brute force attempts.

Solution / Fix

Multiple Vendor ATM Hardware Security Module PIN Generation/Verification Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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