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CVE-2016-9121

Published: Mar 28, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-326
9.1CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 29.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

go-jose before 1.0.4 suffers from an invalid curve attack for the ECDH-ES algorithm. When deriving a shared key using ECDH-ES for an encrypted message, go-jose neglected to check that the received public key on a message is on the same curve as the static private key of the receiver, thus making it vulnerable to an invalid curve attack.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-326

Affected Products

Go
package-ecosystem
gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v1
OSS Libraries
github.com/square/go-jose
OSS Libraries
go-jose project
oss-projectaka go-jose
go-joseLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://github.com/square/go-jose/commit/c7581939a3656bb65e89d64da0a52364a33d2507
github.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/164590
hackerone.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/1
openwall.com
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