CVE-2024-42459

MEDIUM EPSS 21.8%
Published Aug 2, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 2, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, EDDSA signature malleability occurs because there is a missing signature length check, and thus zero-valued bytes can be removed or appended.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
21.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-347

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
indutnyelliptic6.5.6any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/pull/317
    ExploitIssue Tracking
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0005/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.