Vulnerability CVE-2002-1446


Published: 2002-08-01   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
The error checking routine used for the C_Verify call on a symmetric verification key in the nCipher PKCS#11 library 1.2.0 and later returns the CKR_OK status even when it detects an invalid signature, which could allow remote attackers to modify or forge messages.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Ncipher -> Pkcs 11 library 

 References:
http://www.ncipher.com/support/advisories/advisory5_c_verify.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5498
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9895.php
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0172.html

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