Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2024 · Assigned by ASRG

CVE-2024-23960Alpine Halo9 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Vulnerability

Medium 4.6

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Halo9 from Alpine. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.6Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Alpine Halo9 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to bypass signature validation mechanism on affected installations of Alpine Halo9 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the firmware metadata signature validation mechanism. The issue results from the lack of proper verification of a cryptographic signature. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-23102

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine	Halo9	6.0.000

Weakness: CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

ZDI-24-845 x_research-advisory