CVE-2002-1446

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-08-01 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Ncipher Pkcs 11 Library: 1.2.0

References

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
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

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