VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2024-42461

In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 0.62%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.

CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.62% probability · 48th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-347
Affected: elliptic project/elliptic
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/pull/317Issue Tracking, Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0005/

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.