The Elliptic package 6.5.2 for Node.js allows ECDSA signature malleability via variations in encoding, leading '\0' bytes, or integer overflows. This could conceivably have a security-relevant impact if an application relied on a single canonical signature.
CVE-2020-13822 - High Severity Vulnerability
EC cryptography
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.3.3.tgz
Path to dependency file: /utility-emissions-channel/typescript_app/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /utility-emissions-channel/typescript_app/node_modules/web3-eth-abi/node_modules/elliptic/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - web3-1.2.7.tgz (Root Library) - web3-eth-1.2.7.tgz - web3-eth-abi-1.2.7.tgz - ethers-4.0.0-beta.3.tgz - :x: **elliptic-6.3.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: d388e16464e00b9ce84df0d247029f534a429b90
Found in base branch: main
The Elliptic package 6.5.2 for Node.js allows ECDSA signature malleability via variations in encoding, leading '\0' bytes, or integer overflows. This could conceivably have a security-relevant impact if an application relied on a single canonical signature.
Publish Date: 2020-06-04
URL: CVE-2020-13822
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: Low
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Release Date: 2024-08-01
Fix Resolution (elliptic): 6.5.3
Direct dependency fix Resolution (web3): 1.2.8
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