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CVE-2017-12974

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Date: August 20, 2017

Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36 proceeds with ECKey construction without ensuring that the public x and y coordinates are on the specified curve, which allows attackers to conduct an Invalid Curve Attack in environments where the JCE provider lacks the applicable curve validation.

Language: Java

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Related Resources (6)

https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txt
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curve
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12974
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-12974

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Cryptographic Issues

CWE-310

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CWE-347

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): ADJACENT
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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