WS-2019-0424 (Medium) detected in elliptic-6.4.1.tgz, elliptic-6.4.0.tgz

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WS-2019-0424 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - elliptic-6.4.1.tgz, elliptic-6.4.0.tgz

elliptic-6.4.1.tgz

EC cryptography

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.4.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: angular/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-minimal/yarn.lock

Path to vulnerable library: angular/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-minimal/yarn.lock,angular/integration/platform-server/yarn.lock,angular/integration/cli-hello-world-ivy-compat/yarn.lock

Dependency Hierarchy:

• webpack-2.7.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • node-libs-browser-2.1.0.tgz
    • crypto-browserify-3.12.0.tgz
      • create-ecdh-4.0.3.tgz
        • ❌ elliptic-6.4.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

elliptic-6.4.0.tgz

EC cryptography

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.4.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: angular/aio/yarn.lock

Path to vulnerable library: angular/aio/yarn.lock,angular/integration/cli-hello-world/yarn.lock

Dependency Hierarchy:

• karma-2.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • browserify-14.5.0.tgz
    • crypto-browserify-3.12.0.tgz
      • create-ecdh-4.0.0.tgz
        • ❌ elliptic-6.4.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: cf1f1c0344fa01406f61ff7437a72714be39b47e

Vulnerability Details

all versions of elliptic are vulnerable to Timing Attack through side-channels.

Publish Date: 2019-11-13

URL: WS-2019-0424

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.