CVE-2021-38195
OpenSSL Secp256k1 Elliptic Curve Signature Verification Buffer Overflow
Description
An issue was discovered in the libsecp256k1 crate before 0.5.0 for Rust. It can verify an invalid signature because it allows the R or S parameter to be larger than the curve order, aka an overflow.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 8, 2021, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 16, 2021, 4:51 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-38195.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/libsecp256k1/RUSTSEC-2021-0076.md | Third Party Advisory |
| https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0076.html | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-38195 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/libsecp256k1/RUSTSEC-2021-0076.md No Types Assigned https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/libsecp256k1/RUSTSEC-2021-0076.md Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0076.html No Types Assigned https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0076.html Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-347 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:parity:libsecp256k1:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.5.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-38195 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-38195
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.25 }} -0.01%
score
0.65567
percentile