medium5.3
CVE-2024-42460
Elliptic's ECDSA missing check for whether leading bit of r and s is zero
Impact
In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because there is a missing check for whether the leading bit of r and s is zero.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | elliptic | >= 2.0.0, <= 6.5.6 | 6.5.7 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Indutny | Elliptic | Version 6.5.6 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/pull/317
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0005/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-977x-g7h5-7qgw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42460
- https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/b6ff1758d9a6d1a7aec177ff6df9f586492a6315
- https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/accb61e9c1a005e5c8ff96a8b33893100bb42d11
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0005