Vulnerability Description
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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ecies | Go | < 2.0.8 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/ashutosh1206/Crypton/blob/master/Diffie-Hellman-Key-Exchange/Exploit
- https://github.com/ecies/go/commit/c6e775163866d6ea5233eb8ec8530a9122101ebdPatch
- https://github.com/ecies/go/releases/tag/v2.0.8Release Notes
- https://github.com/ecies/go/security/advisories/GHSA-8j98-cjfr-qx3hVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ashutosh1206/Crypton/blob/master/Diffie-Hellman-Key-Exchange/Exploit
- https://github.com/ecies/go/commit/c6e775163866d6ea5233eb8ec8530a9122101ebdPatch
- https://github.com/ecies/go/releases/tag/v2.0.8Release Notes
- https://github.com/ecies/go/security/advisories/GHSA-8j98-cjfr-qx3hVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-49292?
CVE-2023-49292 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 (MEDIUM). 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 ke...
How severe is CVE-2023-49292?
CVE-2023-49292 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-49292?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ecies Go.