Vulnerability in Alpsalpine Ilx-F509
CVE-2024-23960
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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Alpsalpine Ilx-F509
- Alpsalpine Ilx-F509 Firmware — versions 6.0.000
- Alpine Halo9 — versions 6.0.000
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-845/ (x_research-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-23960?
- CVE-2024-23960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alpsalpine Ilx-F509, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2024-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-23960?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.