Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2024-26317
In illumos illumos-gate 2024-02-15, an error occurs in the elliptic curve point addition algorithm that uses mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates, causing the algorithm to yield a result of POINT_AT_INFINITY when it should not. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this to interfere with a connection, resulting in an attacked party computing an incorrect shared secret.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-26317?
- CVE-2024-26317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-01-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-26317?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.