SB2020062404 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in jsrsasign JavaScript library



SB2020062404 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in jsrsasign JavaScript library

Published: June 24, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020062404
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14968)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the RSASSA-PSS (RSA-PSS) implementation does not detect signature manipulation/modification by prepending "\0" bytes to a signature. A remote attacker can create multiple valid signatures and prepend these bytes with the goal of triggering memory corruption issues.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.