CVSS 3.0
5.9 mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCVE-2019-9155
A cryptographic issue in OpenPGP.js <=4.2.0 allows an attacker who is able provide forged messages and gain feedback about whether decryption of these messages succeeded to conduct an invalid curve attack in order to gain the victim's ECDH private key.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 77% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-327
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- openpgpjs:openpgpjs
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-77jf-fjjf-xcww | npm | openpgp | <4.3.0 | 4.3.0 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154191/OpenPGP.js-4.2.0-Signature-Bypass-Invalid-Curve-Attack.html
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/853
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/pull/853/commits/7ba4f8c655e7fd7706e8d7334e44b40fdf56c43e
- https://github.com/openpgpjs/openpgpjs/releases/tag/v4.3.0
- https://sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-openpgp-js/