Invalid Curve Attack in Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36

CVE-2017-12974 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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