CVE-2016-9121

9.1 CRITICAL
Published: March 28, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

go-jose before 1.0.4 suffers from an invalid curve attack for the ECDH-ES algorithm. When deriving a shared key using ECDH-ES for an encrypted message, go-jose neglected to check that the received public key on a message is on the same curve as the static private key of the receiver, thus making it vulnerable to an invalid curve attack.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/1
Source: support@hackerone.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/square/go-jose/commit/c7581939a3656bb65e89d64da0a52364a33d2507
Source: support@hackerone.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/164590
Source: support@hackerone.com
Permissions Required
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/square/go-jose/commit/c7581939a3656bb65e89d64da0a52364a33d2507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/164590
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
69th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-326

Affected Vendors

go-jose_project

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