# CVE-2006-7142: The centralized management feature for Utimaco Safeguard stores hard-coded cryptographic keys in executable programs for encrypted configura

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-03-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448598/100/0/threaded
- http://www.utimaco.fi/servlets/ActionDispatcher?action:ws3_content_get_binary=true&scope=domain&domain_id=www.utimaco.fi&page_id=/templates/ajankohtaisteksti.jsp?ws3_page_id=tiedoteartikkeli_103&form_id=&component_id=linkin_dokumentti_104
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20529
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449120/100/0/threaded

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