CVE-2006-2711 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive message information due to reuse of initialization vectors and keys in Secure Elements Class 5 AVR firmware.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-2711?

CVE-2006-2711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Secure Elements Class 5 AVR (aka C5 EVM) 2.8.1 and earlier, and possibly later 2.8.x releases, uses the same initialization vector and key for each message session, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about messages.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2711?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Secure Elements Class 5 Enterprise Vulnerability Management.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-2711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pc8c-hwmx-pxgj.

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