LowGHSA-434g-2637-qmqrCVE-2024-48949

Elliptic's verify function omits uniqueness validation

Published 10 Oct 2024 · Updated 27 Nov 2025

Affected package

Affected
<6.5.6
Fixed in
6.5.6
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install elliptic@6.5.6

Details

The Elliptic package 6.5.5 for Node.js for EDDSA implementation does not perform the required check if the signature proof(s) is within the bounds of the order n of the base point of the elliptic curve, leading to signature malleability. Namely, the verify function in lib/elliptic/eddsa/index.js omits sig.S().gte(sig.eddsa.curve.n) || sig.S().isNeg() validation.

This vulnerability could have a security-relevant impact if an application relies on the uniqueness of a signature.

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References

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