← CVECheck
HomeVulnerabilities

CVE-2002-1446 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The error checking routine used for the C_Verify call on a s)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2002-1446
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-08-01
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

🔍 Search all vulnerabilities →