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
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862 ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015719 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427146/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://www.ncipher.com/resources/95/sa12_insecure_generation_of_diffiehellman_keys ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17006 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19137 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25060 ↗