SB2020062214 - Cryptographic issues in elliptic package for npm
Published: June 22, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020062214
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13822)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to comrpomise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software allows ECDSA signature malleability via variations in encoding, leading "\0" bytes, or integer overflows. A remote attacker can cause a security-relevant impact if an application relied on a single canonical signature.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.