CVE-2024-48949
MEDIUM5.3EPSS 0.29%Elliptic's verify function omits uniqueness validation
Published: 10/10/2024Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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 packages (2)
- Debian/node-ellipticfrom 0
- npm/ellipticfrom 0, < 6.5.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
References (7)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48949
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-48949
- PATCHhttps://github.com/indutny/elliptic
- WEBhttps://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/11/18/we-found-cryptography-bugs-in-the-elliptic-library-using-wycheproof
- WEBhttps://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/7ac5360118f74eb02da73bdf9f24fd0c72ff5281
- WEBhttps://github.com/indutny/elliptic/compare/v6.5.5...v6.5.6
- WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0003