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CVE-2023-46234
MEDIUM6.5
Description
browserify-sign is a package to duplicate the functionality of node's crypto public key functions, much of this is based on Fedor Indutny's work on indutny/tls.js. An upper bound check issue in `dsaVerify` function allows an attacker to construct signatures that can be successfully verified by any public key, thus leading to a signature forgery attack. All places in this project that involve DSA verification of user-input signatures will be affected by this vulnerability. This issue has been patched in version 4.2.2.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score6.5
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published10/26/2023
Last Modified4/10/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
browserify:browserify-signdebian:debian_linux
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-347CWE-347
References
https://github.com/browserify/browserify-sign/commit/85994cd6348b50f2fd1b73c54e20881416f44a30(security-advisories@github.com)
https://github.com/browserify/browserify-sign/security/advisories/GHSA-x9w5-v3q2-3rhw(security-advisories@github.com)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00040.html(security-advisories@github.com)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3HUE6ZR5SL73KHL7XUPAOEL6SB7HUDT2/(security-advisories@github.com)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PVVPNSAGSDS63HQ74PJ7MZ3MU5IYNVZ/(security-advisories@github.com)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5539(security-advisories@github.com)
https://github.com/browserify/browserify-sign/commit/85994cd6348b50f2fd1b73c54e20881416f44a30(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/browserify/browserify-sign/security/advisories/GHSA-x9w5-v3q2-3rhw(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00040.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3HUE6ZR5SL73KHL7XUPAOEL6SB7HUDT2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PVVPNSAGSDS63HQ74PJ7MZ3MU5IYNVZ/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5539(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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