Paper/Archive/CVE-2024-48949

CVE-2024-48949

mitre — 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)…

EPSS 0.5%CVSS 9.1

critical.is priorityof 100

CVSS 9.1 (ADP, NVD agree)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 42.6.426 × 208.5 No public exploit+100.0 SSVC exploitation: none+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

n/an/a–CNA

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

NVD9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

References

refgithub.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/7ac5360118f74eb02da73bdf9f24fd0c72ff5281 refgithub.com/indutny/elliptic/compare/v6.5.5...v6.5.6 refblog.trailofbits.com/2025/11/18/we-found-cryptography-bugs-in-the-elliptic-library-using-wycheproof refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0003