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CVE-2017-12974

Published: Aug 20, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-347
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 34.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36 proceeds with ECKey construction without ensuring that the public x and y coordinates are on the specified curve, which allows attackers to conduct an Invalid Curve Attack in environments where the JCE provider lacks the applicable curve validation.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA: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:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-347

Affected Products

n/an/a
nimbus jose\+jwtconnect2id
Library
OSS Libraries / maven
Nimbus JOSE + JWTConnect2id Ltd.
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwtMavenOSS Libraries
connect2idoss-projectOSS Librariesaka nimbus jose+jwt, nimbus jose+jwt
connect2id ltd.commercialOSS Libraries
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curve
bitbucket.org
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txt
bitbucket.org
https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f
bitbucket.org
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Timeline

Published
Aug 20, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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