In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, EDDSA signature malleability occurs because there is a missing signature length check, and thus zero-valued bytes can be removed or appended.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, EDDSA signature malleability occurs because there is a missing
    signature length check, and thus zero-valued bytes can be removed or appended. (CVE-2024-42459)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, EDDSA signature malleability occurs because there is a missing     signature length check, and thus zero-valued bytes can be removed or appended. (CVE-2024-42459)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of reaper installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-42459 advisory.

  - In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, EDDSA signature malleability occurs because there is a missing     signature length check, and thus zero-valued bytes can be removed or appended. (CVE-2024-42459)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
421348	SCA: security update for elliptic (GHSA-f7q4-pwc6-w24p)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
421348	SCA: security update for elliptic (GHSA-f7q4-pwc6-w24p)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
228763	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-42459	Nessus	Misc.	medium
207017	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: reaper (CVE-2024-42459)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	medium

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CVE-2024-42459

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Tenable Plugins

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