CVE-2022-23806
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
Curve.IsOnCurve in crypto/elliptic in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can incorrectly return true in situations with a big.Int value that is not a valid field element.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.1 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | go | Not affected (1.19.9-r1) |
| Stream | go | Not affected (1.21.0-r2) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | go | Not affected (1.19.9-r1) |
| Stream | go | Not affected (1.21.0-r2) |
References
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0006/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html