CVE-2017-12974
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Nimbus JOSE+JWT
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.14%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-12974
To remediate CVE-2017-12974, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.36 or later
Is CVE-2017-12974 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.36
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |