# CVE-2001-0856: Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) in IBM 4758 allows an attacker with physical access to the system and Combine\_Key\_Parts permissions,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2001-11-22 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100533053219673&w=2
- http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/descrack/attack.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3524
- http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/descrack/

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