CVE-2017-12974
Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36 proceeds with ECKey construction without ensuring that the public x and y coordinates are on the specified curve, which allows attackers to conduct an Invalid Curve Attack in environments where the JCE provider lacks the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36 proceeds with ECKey construction without ensuring that the public x and y coordinates are on the specified curve, which allows attackers to conduct an Invalid Curve Attack in environments where the JCE provider lacks the applicable curve validation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.26% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-347
- Affected
- connect2id/nimbus jose\+jwt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2fThird Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curvePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txtRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2fThird Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curvePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txtRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.