Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting python2-ecdsa package, versions <0.13.3-3.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.53% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-PYTHON2ECDSA-2726275
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Nov 2019

Introduced: 4 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-14859  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 python2-ecdsa to version 0.13.3-3.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2-ecdsa package and not the python2-ecdsa package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in all python-ecdsa versions before 0.13.3, where it did not correctly verify whether signatures used DER encoding. Without this verification, a malformed signature could be accepted, making the signature malleable. Without proper verification, an attacker could use a malleable signature to create false transactions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1