CVE-2023-49292 Possible private key restoration in go package github.com/ecies/go

2023-12-0423:12:03

CWE-200

GitHub_M

www.cve.org

cve-2023-49292

private key

restoration

ecies

go package

github

elliptic curve integrated encryption scheme

secp256k1

golang

vulnerability

patch

upgrade

4.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

5.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

20.6%

JSON

ecies is an Elliptic Curve Integrated Encryption Scheme for secp256k1 in Golang. If funcations Encapsulate(), Decapsulate() and ECDH() could be called by an attacker, they could recover any private key that interacts with it. This vulnerability was patched in 2.0.8. Users are advised to upgrade.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "ecies",
    "product": "go",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "< 2.0.8",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]