PT-2024-29956 · Elliptic+1 · Elliptic+1
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Published
2024-08-02
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Updated
2025-06-20
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CVE-2024-42460
CVSS v3.1
5.3
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Elliptic package version 6.5.6
Description
The issue concerns ECDSA signature malleability due to a missing check for whether the leading bit of
r and s is zero. This results in a cryptographic weakness. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.Recommendations
For Elliptic package version 6.5.6, apply the available patch immediately to mitigate risks. As a temporary workaround, consider adding a check for the leading bit of
r and s to prevent ECDSA signature malleability until a patch is applied.Exploit
Fix
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Elliptic