Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU97605

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in elliptic - CVE-2024-42460

Published: September 19, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97605

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42460

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 ECDSA signatures. A remote attacker can bypass signature-based security checks.

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