CVE-2024-48949 (GCVE-0-2024-48949)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-10 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-25 15:42
VLAI
Summary
The verify function in lib/elliptic/eddsa/index.js in the Elliptic package before 6.5.6 for Node.js omits "sig.S().gte(sig.eddsa.curve.n) || sig.S().isNeg()" validation.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
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