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CVE-2024-42459

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-08-02
  • Fixed in6.5.7
  • WeaknessCWE-347

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-08-0207:16CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV · CISA-ADP · NVD
elliptic
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.5≥ 4.0.0, < 6.5.76.5.7
Elliptic project elliptic
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.5= 6.5.6no fix published
Indutny elliptic
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.5= 6.5.6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • ellipticTuxCare:npmfrom 6.4.1-tuxcare.0 · fixed in 6.4.1-tuxcare.1
  • ellipticTuxCare:npmfrom 6.5.4-tuxcare.0 · fixed in 6.5.4-tuxcare.1
  • ellipticTuxCare:npmfrom 6.5.5-tuxcare.0 · fixed in 6.5.5-tuxcare.1
  • ellipticTuxCare:npmfrom 6.5.1-tuxcare.0 · fixed in 6.5.1-tuxcare.2
  • ellipticTuxCare:npmfrom 6.5.3-tuxcare.0 · fixed in 6.5.3-tuxcare.2
  • node-ellipticUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • node-ellipticUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • node-ellipticUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed

9 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2024-42459 Red Hat Product Security733 products fixed · 19 known affected

    elliptic: nodejs/elliptic: EDDSA signature malleability due to missing signature length check

    openshift-pipelines/pipelines-hub-api-rhel8 as a component of OpenShift Pipelines · openshift-pipelines/pipelines-hub-db-migration-rhel8 as a component of OpenShift Pipelines · openshift-pipelines/pipelines-hub-ui-rhel8 as a component of OpenShift Pipelines · +16 more

  • RHSA-2024:8546 Red Hat Product Security175 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.9.5 bug fixes and container updates

  • RHSA-2024:8533 Red Hat Product Security160 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.4.6 security updates and bug fixes

  • RHSA-2024:7994 Red Hat Product Security171 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.11.3 bug fixes and container updates

  • RHSA-2024:7759 Red Hat Product Security155 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.6.3 security updates

  • RHSA-2024:6779 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.10.6 bug fixes and container updates

3 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update elliptic to 6.5.7
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:8546 · 175 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:8533 · 160 productsFor multicluster engine for Kubernetes, see the following documentation for details on how to install the images: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes/2.9/html/clusters/install_upgrade/installing-while-connected-online-mce
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:7759 · 155 productsFor multicluster engine for Kubernetes, see the following documentation for details on how to install the images: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes/2.11/html/clusters/cluster_mce_overview#mce-install-intro
  5. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:6738 · 8 productsFor multicluster engine for Kubernetes, see the following documentation for details on how to install the images: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_advanced_cluster_management_for_kubernetes/2.10/html/clusters/cluster_mce_overview#mce-install-intro
  6. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:6210 · 32 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  7. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:8546 · 175 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published
2024-08-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-f7q4-pwc6-w24p

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42459?

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.

Is CVE-2024-42459 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-42459, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-42459?

CVE-2024-42459 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

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