CVE-2002-1446: Ncipher Pkcs 11 Library

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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: version 1.2.0 only

Published 2002-08-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.