Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU97604

#VU97604 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in elliptic - CVE-2024-42461

Published: September 19, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97604

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42461

CWE-ID: CWE-347

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
elliptic

Software vendor:
indutny

Description

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

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

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