PT-2024-20202 · Alpine · Alpine Halo9

Alex Plaskett + 2 · Published 2024-06-21 · Updated 2024-10-03 · CVE-2024-23960

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Alpine Halo9 (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows physically present attackers to bypass the signature validation mechanism on affected installations of Alpine Halo9 devices. No authentication is required to exploit this issue. The flaw exists within the firmware metadata signature validation mechanism due to the lack of proper verification of a cryptographic signature. An attacker can leverage this, potentially in conjunction with other issues, to execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-347

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-23960

ZDI-24-845

Affected Products

Alpine Halo9

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-845 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23960 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvedetector/6600 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96466 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1804722934008680598 · Twitter Post