Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 2, 2024· Updated Nov 3, 2025
CVE-2024-42459
CVE-2024-42459
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ellipticnpm | >= 4.0.0, < 6.5.7 | 6.5.7 |
Affected products
3- Node.js/Elliptic packagedescription
- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 4.0.0, < 6.5.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.0.0, < 6.5.7
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.0.4.git142.862ef23-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7q4-pwc6-w24pghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42459ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/accb61e9c1a005e5c8ff96a8b33893100bb42d11ghsaWEB
- github.com/indutny/elliptic/commit/c0690b36be043ee73c1780ae4b7df48632b11cf9ghsaWEB
- github.com/indutny/elliptic/pull/317ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241004-0005ghsaWEB
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