Vulnerability · Published Oct 10, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-48949
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the node-elliptic package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The verify function in lib/elliptic/eddsa/index.js in the Elliptic package before 6.5.6 for Node.js omits "sig.S().gte(sig.eddsa.curve.n) || sig.S().isNeg()" validation.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | node-elliptic | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48949 |
| Debian:13 | node-elliptic | 6.5.7+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48949 |
| Debian:14 | node-elliptic | 6.5.7+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48949 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | node-elliptic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48949 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | node-elliptic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48949 |
| npm | elliptic | 6.5.6 | GHSA-434g-2637-qmqr |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/7ac5360118f74eb02da73bdf9f24fd0c72ff5281
- https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/compare/v6.5.5...v6.5.6
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/11/18/we-found-cryptography-bugs-in-the-elliptic-library-using-wycheproof/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0003/