In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded signatures are allowed.

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, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded
    signatures are allowed. (CVE-2024-42461)

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, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded     signatures are allowed. (CVE-2024-42461)

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-2024-42461 advisory.

  - In the Elliptic package 6.5.6 for Node.js, ECDSA signature malleability occurs because BER-encoded     signatures are allowed. (CVE-2024-42461)

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	Type	Severity
421342	SCA: security update for elliptic (GHSA-49q7-c7j4-3p7m)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
421342	SCA: security update for elliptic (GHSA-49q7-c7j4-3p7m)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
229177	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-42461	Nessus	Misc.	Local	critical
207029	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: reaper (CVE-2024-42461)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	Local	critical

Detections

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CVE-2024-42461

medium

Tenable Plugins

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medium

critical

critical