CVE-2024-48949

Aliases:GHSA-434g-2637-qmqr
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 10 Oct 2024, 00:00
Last modified:25 Nov 2025, 15:42

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.1 CRITICAL
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.51% LOW
1% probability +0.34%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Oct 2024, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
25 Nov 2025, 15:42
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The verify function in lib/elliptic/eddsa/index.js in the Elliptic package before 6.5.6 for Node.js omits "sig.S().gte(sig.eddsa.curve.n) || sig.S().isNeg()" validation.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.51%• Percentile: 40%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-347•Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

    The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.

Affected Systems

  • indutny•elliptic

    < 6.5.6

  • Npm•elliptic

    < 6.5.6

References (8)