CVE-2017-12974
N/A
Published: August 20, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNimbus JOSE+JWT
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36 proceeds with ECKey construction without ensuring that the public x and y coordinates are on the specified curve, which allows attackers to conduct an Invalid Curve Attack in environments where the JCE provider lacks the applicable curve validation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.01.11.101.111.121.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.91.9.12.02.0.12.12.1.12.102.10.12.11.02.12.02.13.02.13.12.142.152.15.12.15.22.162.172.17.12.17.22.182.18.12.18.22.192.19.12.22.202.212.222.22.12.232.242.252.262.26.12.32.42.52.62.72.82.93.03.13.1.13.1.23.103.23.2.13.2.23.33.43.53.63.73.83.8.13.8.23.93.9.13.9.24.04.0.14.14.1.14.104.114.11.14.11.24.124.134.13.14.144.154.15.14.164.16.14.16.24.174.184.194.24.204.214.224.234.244.254.264.26.14.274.27.14.284.294.34.3.14.304.314.31.14.324.334.344.34.14.34.24.354.44.54.64.74.84.9
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2fx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curvex_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txtMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3EQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-347
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