CVE-2023-24532
golang: crypto/internal/nistec: specific unreduced P-256 scalars produce incorrect results
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 8, 2023
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the crypto/internal/nistec golang library. The ScalarMult and ScalarBaseMult methods of the P256 Curve may return an incorrect result if called with some specific unreduced scalars, such as a scalar larger than the order of the curve. This does not impact usages of crypto/ecdsa or crypto/ecdh.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE-682 · Incorrect Calculation