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Security checkFebruary 01, 2023

Invalid Curve Attack in openpgp

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Description

Versions of openpgp prior to 4.3.0 are vulnerable to an Invalid Curve Attack. The package’s implementation of ECDH fails to verify the validity of the communication partner’s public key. The package calculates the resulting key secret based on an altered curve instead of the specified elliptic curve.

Recommendation

Update the openpgp package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 4.3.0
  • Patched version(s): 4.3.0

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