CVE-2021-43568

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    CVE-2021-43568

    Published: 9 Nov 2021Last Modified: 20 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The verify function in the Stark Bank Elixir ECDSA library (ecdsa-elixir) 1.0.0 fails to check that the signature is non-zero, which allows attackers to forge signatures on arbitrary messages.

    References: https://github.com/starkbank/ecdsa-elixir/releases/tag/v1.0.1, https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/11/08/technical-advisory-arbitrary-signature-forgery-in-stark-bank-ecdsa-libraries/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 54b4472e4f2831cc054d63761ce16e0af1aa10ca
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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