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Secure Elements Class 5 AVR Message Encryption Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20377
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Release Date:
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2006-05-31
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Last Update:
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2006-06-07
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Popularity:
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4,401 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | Secure Elements C5 Enterprise Vulnerability Management (EVM) 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2711
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Description:
A security issue has been reported in Secure Elements Class 5 AVR, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to disclose certain sensitive information.
The security issue is caused due to the same encryption key and initialization vector being used to encrypt messages for every message session. This potentially allows an attacker to discover some information about the encrypted messages.
The security issue has been reported in version 2.8.1. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Restrict access of the network to trusted users only.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by NCIRT lab and reported via US-CERT.
Changelog:
2006-06-07: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#346377:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/346377
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