CVE-2024-48948 (Medium) detected in elliptic-6.5.2.tgz

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CVE-2024-48948 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - elliptic-6.5.2.tgz

EC cryptography

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.5.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /node_modules/elliptic/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/elliptic/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webpack-4.43.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • node-libs-browser-2.2.1.tgz
    • crypto-browserify-3.12.0.tgz
      • create-ecdh-4.0.3.tgz
        • ❌ elliptic-6.5.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 0c22b39b4f64e2bf88c2b59e4e09bc0b140c91e6

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

The Elliptic package 6.5.7 for Node.js, in its for ECDSA implementation, does not correctly verify valid signatures if the hash contains at least four leading 0 bytes and when the order of the elliptic curve's base point is smaller than the hash, because of an _truncateToN anomaly. This leads to valid signatures being rejected. Legitimate transactions or communications may be incorrectly flagged as invalid.

Publish Date: 2024-10-15

URL: CVE-2024-48948

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-fc9h-whq2-v747

Release Date: 2024-10-28

Fix Resolution: elliptic - 6.6.0