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SCA: security update for secp256k1 (GHSA-584q-6j8j-r5pm)
high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 410679
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- secp256k1-node is a Node.js binding for an Optimized C library for EC operations on curve secp256k1. In
`elliptic`-based version, `loadUncompressedPublicKey` has a check that the public key is on the curve.
Prior to versions 5.0.1, 4.0.4, and 3.8.1, however, `loadCompressedPublicKey` is missing that check. That
allows the attacker to use public keys on low-cardinality curves to extract enough information to fully
restore the private key from as little as 11 ECDH sessions, and very cheaply on compute power. Other
operations on public keys are also affected, including e.g. `publicKeyVerify()` incorrectly returning
`true` on those invalid keys, and e.g. `publicKeyTweakMul()` also returning predictable outcomes allowing
to restore the tweak. Versions 5.0.1, 4.0.4, and 3.8.1 contain a fix for the issue. (CVE-2024-48930)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 410679
Version: Revision 1.8
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.92
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-48930
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.7
Threat Score: 6.6
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-48930