CVE-2017-12974

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Third-Party Advisory bitbucket.org Third-Party Advisory bitbucket.org Third-Party Advisory bitbucket.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curve third party advisory patch
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txt third party advisory release notes
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12974?
CVE-2017-12974 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12974?
To fix CVE-2017-12974, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12974 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-12974 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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