What is CVE-2015-1878?

CVE-2015-1878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thalesesecurity Nshield Connect 1500, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-1878?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Thalesesecurity Nshield Connect 1500

CVE-2015-1878

Thales nShield Connect hardware models 500, 1500, 6000, 500+, 1500+, and 6000+ before 11.72 allows physically proximate attackers to sign arbitrary data with previously loaded signing keys, extract the device identification key [KNETI] and impersonate the nShield Connect device on a network, affect the integrity and confidentiality of newly created keys, and potentially cause other unspecified impacts using previously loaded keys by connecting to the USB port on the front panel.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1878?: CVE-2015-1878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thalesesecurity Nshield Connect 1500, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-1878?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.