CVEvulnerability
CVE-2019-9155
5.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-08-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-327
Description
A cryptographic issue in OpenPGP.js <=4.2.0 allows an attacker who is able provide forged messages and gain feedback about whether decryption of these messages succeeded to conduct an invalid curve attack in order to gain the victim's ECDH private key.
Affected configurations
• openpgpjs openpgpjs (<= 4.2.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154191/OpenPGP.js-4.2.0-Signature-Bypass-Invalid-Curve-Attack.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/853 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/853/commits/7ba4f8c655e7fd7706e8d7334e44b40fdf56c43e Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/releases/tag/v4.3.0 Release Notes
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-openpgp-js/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.html#download=1 Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154191/OpenPGP.js-4.2.0-Signature-Bypass-Invalid-Curve-Attack.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/853 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/853/commits/7ba4f8c655e7fd7706e8d7334e44b40fdf56c43e Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/releases/tag/v4.3.0 Release Notes
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-openpgp-js/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Publications/Studies/Mailvelope_Extensions/Mailvelope_Extensions_pdf.html#download=1 Third Party Advisory