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CVE-2006-1117

Published: Mar 9, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
2.6CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
dse200 document sealing enginencipher
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
ncorencipher
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
nforcencipher
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
securedbncipher
On-prem
Security Products / pki-crypto
nciphercommercialSecurity Productsaka msscapi csp, nshield, ncore
and 4 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862
vupen.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427151/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25063
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
and 4 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 9, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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