PT-2024-29957 · Npm+2 · Elliptic+2

Staypirate · Published 2024-08-02 · Updated 2025-01-17 · CVE-2024-42461

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Elliptic package version 6.5.6

Description ECDSA signature malleability occurs in the Elliptic package because BER-encoded signatures are allowed. This issue affects the Elliptic package for Node.js.

Recommendations For Elliptic package version 6.5.6, consider updating to a newer version that addresses the ECDSA signature malleability issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-347

Related Identifiers

AZL-47425

CVE-2024-42461

GHSA-49Q7-C7J4-3P7M

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14663-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Elliptic

References · 44

• https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/pull/317 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-47425 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-49q7-c7j4-3p7m · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42461 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:14663-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42461 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-42461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/indutny/elliptic · Note
• https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/accb61e9c1a005e5c8ff96a8b33893100bb42d11 · Note
• https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/IL7QOYRPFRGRS6UKU6ZYHI76FWFFUJNK · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/2330 · Telegram Post