CVE-2017-12974 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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 3.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Demo Examples

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CWE-347

In the following code, a JarFile object is created from a downloaded file.


               
JarFile jf = new JarFile(f);

The JAR file that was potentially downloaded from an untrusted source is created without verifying the signature (if present). An alternate constructor that accepts a boolean verify parameter should be used instead.

Overview

Type

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT

First reported 7 years ago

2017-08-20 16:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-11-16 02:15:00

Affected Software

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.0

1.0

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.1

1.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.2

1.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.3

1.3

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.4

1.4

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.5

1.5

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.6

1.6

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.7

1.7

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.8

1.8

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.9

1.9

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.9.1

1.9.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.10

1.10

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.11

1.11

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 1.12

1.12

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.0

2.0

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.0.1

2.0.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.1

2.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.1.1

2.1.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.2

2.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.3

2.3

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.4

2.4

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.5

2.5

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.6

2.6

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.7

2.7

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.8

2.8

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.9

2.9

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.10

2.10

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.10.1

2.10.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.11.0

2.11.0

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.12.0

2.12.0

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.13.0

2.13.0

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.13.1

2.13.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.14

2.14

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.15

2.15

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.15.1

2.15.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.15.2

2.15.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.16

2.16

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.17

2.17

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.17.1

2.17.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.17.2

2.17.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.18

2.18

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.18.1

2.18.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.18.2

2.18.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.19

2.19

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.19.1

2.19.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.20

2.20

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.21

2.21

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.22

2.22

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.22.1

2.22.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.23

2.23

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.24

2.24

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.25

2.25

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.26

2.26

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 2.26.1

2.26.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.0

3.0

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.1

3.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.1.1

3.1.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.1.2

3.1.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.2

3.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.2.1

3.2.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.2.2

3.2.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.3

3.3

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.4

3.4

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.5

3.5

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.6

3.6

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.7

3.7

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.8

3.8

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.8.1

3.8.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.8.2

3.8.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.9

3.9

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.9.1

3.9.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.9.2

3.9.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 3.10

3.10

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.0

4.0

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.0.1

4.0.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.1

4.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.1.1

4.1.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.2

4.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.3

4.3

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.3.1

4.3.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.4

4.4

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.5

4.5

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.6

4.6

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.7

4.7

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.8

4.8

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.9

4.9

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.10

4.10

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.11

4.11

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.11.1

4.11.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.11.2

4.11.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.12

4.12

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.13

4.13

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.13.1

4.13.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.14

4.14

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.15

4.15

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.15.1

4.15.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.16

4.16

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.16.1

4.16.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.16.2

4.16.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.17

4.17

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.18

4.18

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.19

4.19

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.20

4.20

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.21

4.21

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.22

4.22

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.23

4.23

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.24

4.24

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.25

4.25

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.26

4.26

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.26.1

4.26.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.27

4.27

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.27.1

4.27.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.28

4.28

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.29

4.29

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.30

4.30

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.31

4.31

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.31.1

4.31.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.32

4.32

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.33

4.33

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.34

4.34

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.34.1

4.34.1

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.34.2

4.34.2

Connect2id Nimbus JOSE + JWT 4.35

4.35

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