CVE-2024-42460 (Medium) detected in elliptic-6.5.3.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2024-42460 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - elliptic-6.5.3.tgz

EC cryptography

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.5.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/elliptic/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - build-angular-0.803.29.tgz (Root Library) - webpack-4.39.2.tgz - node-libs-browser-2.2.1.tgz - crypto-browserify-3.12.0.tgz - create-ecdh-4.0.3.tgz - :x: **elliptic-6.5.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because there is a missing check for whether the leading bit of r and s is zero.

Publish Date: 2024-08-02

URL: CVE-2024-42460

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.