Elliptic Package 6.5.6 on Node.js EDDSA Signature signature verification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Elliptic Package 6.5.6 on Node.js. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component EDDSA Signature Handler. The manipulation leads to signature verification. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-42459. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Elliptic Package 6.5.6 on Node.js. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component EDDSA Signature Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-42459 since 08/02/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273485

Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2024 09:39
Updated: 08/02/2024 13:38
Changes: 08/02/2024 09:39 (56), 08/02/2024 13:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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