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libeddsa-java — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36843

The implementation of EdDSA in EdDSA-Java (aka ed25519-java) through 0.3.0 exhibits signature malleability and does not satisfy the SUF-CMA (Strong Existential Unforgeability under Chosen Message Attacks) property. This allows attackers to create new valid signatures different from previous signatures for a known message.

Products
libeddsa-java
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.3.0-2.1
CVEs
CVE-2020-36843
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 13:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36843

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Mar 2025, 06:15 UTC

The implementation of EdDSA in EdDSA-Java (aka ed25519-java) through 0.3.0 exhibits signature malleability and does not satisfy the SUF-CMA (Strong Existential Unforgeability under Chosen Message Attacks) property. This allows attackers to create new valid signatures different from previous signatures for a known message.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36843

libeddsa-java

Fixed versions: 0.3.0-2.1

libeddsa-java

Fixed versions: 0.3.0-2.1

Complete source record
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  "id": "0c8055175651100cbf82bb0f9a6c8af9c463c34d4a4d80cd6b92b8fbd59e3e65",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36843",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36843",
    "summary": "The implementation of EdDSA in EdDSA-Java (aka ed25519-java) through 0.3.0 exhibits signature malleability and does not satisfy the SUF-CMA (Strong Existential Unforgeability under Chosen Message Attacks) property. This allows attackers to create new valid signatures different from previous signatures for a known message.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36843",
    "products": [
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        },
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    "severity": "medium",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:02:32.561646156Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 452499,
  "published_at": "2025-03-13T06:15:34.043+00:00"
}