CVE-2002-1446 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ncipher:pkcs_11_library:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1429	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00898.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Ncipher Pkcs 11 Library

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:26:28.594Z

Reserved: 2003-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1446

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1446

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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