nCipher MSCAPI CSP 5.50 Install Wizard privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in nCipher MSCAPI CSP 5.50 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Install Wizard. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0939. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in nCipher MSCAPI CSP 5.50. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Install Wizard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Install Wizard for nCipher MSCAPI CSP 5.50 does not use Operator Card Set protected keys when the user requests them but does not generate the Operator Card Set, which results in a lower protection level than specified by the user (module protection only).

The weakness was published 10/04/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0939. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9076) and SecurityFocus (BID 4729†). Similar entry is available at VDB-18876. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

05/13/2002 🔍
10/04/2002 +144 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +4316 days 🔍
04/18/2019 +1724 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0939 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0939
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18875
X-Force: 9076 - nCipher MSCAPI CSP Install Wizard support software weak key generation
SecurityFocus: 4729 - nCipher MSCAPI CSP Install Wizard Incorrect Key Generation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 11:20
Updated: 04/18/2019 16:51
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:20 (50), 04/18/2019 16:51 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:164:103

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