CVE-2022-23806 Information

Description

Curve.IsOnCurve in crypto/elliptic in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can incorrectly return true in situations with a big.Int value that is not a valid field element.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0006/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00018.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00017.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.1