CVE-2006-1115
nCipher HSM before 2.22.6, when generating a Diffie-Hellman public/private key pair without any...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1115- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1115- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1119 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-1119- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9r3-c5wc-q2vm No score
nCipher HSM before 2.22.6, when generating a Diffie-Hellman public/private key pair without any...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h9r3-c5wc-q2vm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1115 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Ncipher Chil, published March 9, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862
securitytracker.com/id?1015719
securityfocus.com/archive/1/427146/100/0/threaded
ncipher.com/resources/95/sa12_insecure_generation_of_diffiehellman_keys
secunia.com/advisories/19137
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25060
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1115
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9r3-c5wc-q2vm