Possible private key restoration in go package github.com/ecies/go

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CVE-2024-48930

secp256k1-node is a Node.js binding for an Optimized C library for EC operations on curve secp256k1. In elliptic-based version, loadUncompressedPublicKey has a check that the public key is on the curve. Prior to versions 5.0.1, 4.0.4, and 3.8.1, however, loadCompressedPublicKey is missing that...

GHSA-8J98-CJFR-QX3H github.com/ecies/go vulnerable to possible private key restoration

Impact If functions Encapsulate, Decapsulate and ECDH could be called by an attacker, he could recover any private key that he interacts with. Patches Patched in v2.0.8 Workarounds You could manually check public key by calling IsOnCurve function from secp256k1 libraries. References...