Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-13822
Potential exploit
The Elliptic package 6.5.2 for Node.js allows ECDSA signature malleability via variations in encoding, leading '\0' bytes, or integer overflows. This could conceivably have a security-relevant impact if an application relied on a single canonical signature.
Products affected by CVE-2020-13822
- cpe:2.3:a:indutny:elliptic:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-13822
0.38%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 57 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-13822
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
7.7
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
2.2
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5.5
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-13822
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The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-13822
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https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/issues/226
Lack of encoding checks allows a certain degree of signature malleability in ECDSA signatures · Issue #226 · indutny/elliptic · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://yondon.blog/2019/01/01/how-not-to-use-ecdsa/
How Not to Use ECDSA – Learning WordsThird Party Advisory
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https://medium.com/%40herman_10687/malleability-attack-why-it-matters-7b5f59fb99a4
Malleability-Attack: Why It Matters | by Herman Schoenfeld | Medium
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https://www.npmjs.com/package/elliptic
elliptic - npmThird Party Advisory
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https://medium.com/@herman_10687/malleability-attack-why-it-matters-7b5f59fb99a4
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