Medium severity · published Mar 8, 2023
CVE-2023-24532
The ScalarMult and ScalarBaseMult methods of the P256 Curve may return an incorrect result if called with some specific unreduced scalars (a scalar larger than the order of the…
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ScalarMult and ScalarBaseMult methods of the P256 Curve may return an incorrect result if called with some specific unreduced scalars (a scalar larger than the order of the curve). This does not impact usages of crypto/ecdsa or crypto/ecdh.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
GO · Golang
before 1.19.7; 1.20.0 before 1.20.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24532
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24532
Patch
https://go.dev/cl/471255
Issue Tracking
https://go.dev/issue/58647
Mailing List
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/3-TpUx48iQY
Third Party Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1621
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230331-0011/
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