CVE-2006-7142 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Attackers can recover hard-coded cryptographic keys from executables to decrypt disk drives, compromising data confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-7142?
CVE-2006-7142 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The centralized management feature for Utimaco Safeguard stores hard-coded cryptographic keys in executable programs for encrypted configuration files, which allows attackers to recover the keys from the configuration files and decrypt the disk drive.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Utimaco Safeguard.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-7142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73fw-3gw7-gp67.