CVE-2019-6486
golang: crypto/elliptic implementations of P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves allow for denial of service
Loading…
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · January 24, 2019
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
Go before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5 mishandles P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly conduct ECDH private key recovery attacks.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation