CVE-2004-0063: Ncipher Payshield Spp Library

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The SPP_VerifyPVV function in nCipher payShield SPP library 1.3.12, 1.5.18 and 1.6.18 returns a Status_OK value even if the HSM returns a different status code, which could cause applications to make incorrect security-critical decisions, e.g. by accepting an invalid PIN number.

Affected products

• Ncipher Payshield Spp Library: version 1.3.12 only; version 1.5.18 only; version 1.6.18 only

Published 2004-02-17. Last modified 2026-06-16.