CVE-2016-9121

Published Mar 28, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1289 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-86r9-39j9-99wp Elliptic Curve Key Disclosure in go-jose
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:42 AM
Reserved
Oct 31, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 28, 2017, 2:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:55 AM