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)

EPSS: 0.002 (8.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.