CVE-2021-43568

The verify function in the Stark Bank Elixir ECDSA library (ecdsa-elixir) 1.0.0 fails to check that the signature is non-zero, which allows attackers to forge signatures on arbitrary messages.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/starkbank/ecdsa-elixir/releases/tag/v1.0.1	Third Party Advisory
https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/11/08/technical-advisory-arbitrary-signature-forgery-in-stark-bank-ecdsa-libraries/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/starkbank/ecdsa-elixir/releases/tag/v1.0.1	Third Party Advisory
https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/11/08/technical-advisory-arbitrary-signature-forgery-in-stark-bank-ecdsa-libraries/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:starkbank:elixir_ecdsa:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:29

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/starkbank/ecdsa-elixir/releases/tag/v1.0.1 - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/starkbank/ecdsa-elixir/releases/tag/v1.0.1 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/11/08/technical-advisory-arbitrary-signature-forgery-in-stark-bank-ecdsa-libraries/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/11/08/technical-advisory-arbitrary-signature-forgery-in-stark-bank-ecdsa-libraries/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

12 Nov 2021, 20:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-11-09 22:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:29

NVD link : CVE-2021-43568

Mitre link : CVE-2021-43568

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-43568

JSON object : View

Products Affected

starkbank

elixir_ecdsa

CWE

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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