CVE-2024-42461
Moderate
CVE-2024-42461
In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.
Exploit probability
0.6%
Published
August 2, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
2 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-42461
View original source
In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.
Open Source Vulnerabilities
GHSA-49q7-c7j4-3p7m
View original source
In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42461.json
- https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/pull/317
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42461
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0005/
- https://github.com/indutny/elliptic
- https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/accb61e9c1a005e5c8ff96a8b33893100bb42d11
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0005