What is CVE-2024-42461?

CVE-2024-42461 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elliptic Project, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-42461?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-42461 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Elliptic Project

CVE-2024-42461

In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Elliptic_project Elliptic — versions 6.5.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42461?: CVE-2024-42461 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elliptic Project, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-42461?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-42461 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.