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Sybase Mach Desktop RSA Signature Forgery
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22936
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Release Date:
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2006-11-17
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Popularity:
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5,779 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Sybase Mach Desktop 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4339
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Description:
Sybase has acknowledged a vulnerability in Mach Desktop, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the verification of certain signatures. If an RSA key with exponent 3 is used, it may be possible to forge a signature signed by that key.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.2.1 for Windows.
Solution:
Do not use RSA keys with exponent 3.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory:
http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1047991
Other References:
SA21709:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21709/
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