Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value Affecting org.webjars.npm:secp256k1 package, versions [0,]
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- published25 Oct 2024
- disclosed21 Oct 2024
- creditNikita Skovoroda
Introduced: 21 Oct 2024
CVE-2024-48930 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
org.webjars.npm:secp256k1 is a This module provides native bindings to ecdsa secp256k1 functions
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value due to a missing that check in loadCompressedPublicKey. An attacker can extract enough information to fully restore the private key from as little as 11 ECDH sessions.
Note:
Other operations on public keys likepublicKeyVerify() incorrectly returning true and publicKeyTweakMul() returning predictable outcomes allowing to restore the tweak are also affected.