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CVE-2024-23342
python-ecdsa vulnerable to Minerva attack on P-256
High7.4EPSS 0.98%
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- GitHub_M
Description
The `ecdsa` PyPI package is a pure Python implementation of ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) with support for ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm), EdDSA (Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm) and ECDH (Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman). Versions 0.18.0 and prior are vulnerable to the Minerva attack. As of time of publication, no known patched version exists.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.98% · top 37% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected <= 0.18.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
References (4)
- https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/python-ecdsa/security/advisories/GHSA-wj6h-64fc-37mp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/tlsfuzzer/python-ecdsa/blob/master/SECURITY.md (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://minerva.crocs.fi.muni.cz/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://securitypitfalls.wordpress.com/2018/08/03/constant-time-compare-in-python/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wj6h-64fc-37mp (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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