{"cve":"CVE-2017-12974","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-20T16:29:00.313","modified":"2026-06-17T01:04:14.700","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-347"],"references":["https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f","https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curve","https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txt","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E","https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f"],"products":["connect2id:nimbus_jose\\+jwt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-12974","score":0.01256,"percentile":0.69535,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-pfv2-37f7-9m6w","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pfv2-37f7-9m6w","summary":"Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Nimbus JOSE+JWT","modified":"2023-11-08T03:58:54.822926Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt","purl":"pkg:maven/com.nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt","ranges":["<4.36"],"fixed":["4.36"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}