nCipher firmware before V10, as used by (1) nShield, (2) nForce, (3) netHSM, (4) payShield, (5) SecureDB, (6) DSE200 Document Sealing Engine, (7) Time Source Master Clock (TSMC), and possibly other products, contains certain options that were only intended for testing and not production, which might allow remote attackers to obtain information about encryption keys and crack those keys with less effort than brute force.
secunia.com/advisories/19137
securitytracker.com/id?1015718
www.ncipher.com/resources/97/sa14_presence_of_flaws_in_firmware_security
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427151/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/17012
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0862
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25063