Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in elliptic - CVE-2024-42459

 

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in elliptic - CVE-2024-42459

Published: September 19, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97606
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42459
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: indutny
Affected software:
elliptic

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling EDDSA signatures. A remote attacker can bypass signature-based security checks.

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42459

Install updates from vendor's website.

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