CVE-2001-0856 Weak cryptography in n/a
An attacker with physical access and specific permissions can brute-force DES/3DES keys from the IBM 4758 cryptographic coprocessor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0856?
CVE-2001-0856 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) in IBM 4758 allows an attacker with physical access to the system and Combine_Key_Parts permissions, to steal DES and 3DES keys by using a brute force attack to create a 3DES exporter key.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0856?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm 4758.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0856?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0856 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0856 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0856 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hp82-2c75-2m8m.