The package elliptic before 6.5.4 are vulnerable to Cryptographic Issues via the secp256k1 implementation in elliptic/ec/key.js. There is no check to confirm that the public key point passed into the derive function actually exists on the secp256k1 curve. This results in the potential for the private key used in this implementation to be revealed after a number of ECDH operations are performed.
CVE-2020-28498 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
EC cryptography
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.4.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /guide/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /guide/node_modules/elliptic/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - webpack-2.7.0.tgz (Root Library) - node-libs-browser-2.1.0.tgz - crypto-browserify-3.12.0.tgz - browserify-sign-4.0.4.tgz - :x: **elliptic-6.4.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 90db41f90345eabe45e7fe20b36987b6faa1f297
Found in base branch: master
The package elliptic before 6.5.4 are vulnerable to Cryptographic Issues via the secp256k1 implementation in elliptic/ec/key.js. There is no check to confirm that the public key point passed into the derive function actually exists on the secp256k1 curve. This results in the potential for the private key used in this implementation to be revealed after a number of ECDH operations are performed.
Publish Date: 2021-02-02
URL: CVE-2020-28498
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28498
Release Date: 2021-02-02
Fix Resolution (elliptic): 6.5.4
Direct dependency fix Resolution (webpack): 3.0.0
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