ubuntu-cve-2024-48949
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-10-10 01:15
Modified
2025-10-24 05:13
Summary
Details

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
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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            "binary_version": "6.4.0+dfsg-1"
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      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      },
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            }
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      ],
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        "6.5.1~dfsg-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "node-elliptic",
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        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "node-elliptic",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-elliptic@6.5.4~dfsg-1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
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        }
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    },
    {
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      },
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "6.5.4~dfsg-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48949",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T05:13:15Z",
  "published": "2024-10-10T01:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-48949"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48949"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/7ac5360118f74eb02da73bdf9f24fd0c72ff5281"
    },
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/compare/v6.5.5...v6.5.6"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-48949"
  ]
}



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