{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"GHSA-49q7-c7j4-3p7m","published":"2024-08-02T09:31:35Z","modified":"2025-11-04T16:52:52Z","aliases":["CVE-2024-42461"],"summary":"Elliptic allows BER-encoded signatures","details":"In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.","affected":[{"package":{"name":"elliptic","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/elliptic"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"5.2.1"},{"fixed":"6.5.7"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"<= 6.5.6","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/08/GHSA-49q7-c7j4-3p7m/GHSA-49q7-c7j4-3p7m.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42461"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/pull/317"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/accb61e9c1a005e5c8ff96a8b33893100bb42d11"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/indutny/elliptic"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0005"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-347"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2024-08-05T13:51:26Z","nvd_published_at":"2024-08-02T07:16:10Z","severity":"LOW"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U"}]}