9.1

CVE-2024-42461: elliptic_project elliptic

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42461DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42461GHSA-49q7-c7j4-3p7m
Published 02-08-2024Last modified 03-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42461 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) vulnerability in elliptic_project elliptic. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14663-1

Timeline

  1. 02-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

50%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.62% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • node-ellipticAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.5.7+dfsg-1
Elliptic_project1 product
Npm1 product
  • elliptic≥ 5.2.1, < 6.5.7
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-ellipticAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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