Vulnerability · Published Aug 2, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-42459
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the node-elliptic package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, EDDSA signature malleability occurs because there is a missing signature length check, and thus zero-valued bytes can be removed or appended.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | node-elliptic | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42459 |
| Debian:13 | node-elliptic | 6.5.7+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42459 |
| Debian:14 | node-elliptic | 6.5.7+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42459 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | node-elliptic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42459 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | node-elliptic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42459 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | node-elliptic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42459 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | node-elliptic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42459 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | node-elliptic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42459 |
| npm | elliptic | 6.5.7 | GHSA-f7q4-pwc6-w24p |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N