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Incorrect calculation on P256 curves in crypto/internal/nistec

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The ScalarMult and ScalarBaseMult methods of the P256 Curve may return an incorrect result if called with some specific unreduced scalars (a scalar larger than the order of the curve). This does not impact usages of crypto/ecdsa or crypto/ecdh.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-24532
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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7 Nov 2026, 00:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Incorrect calculation on P256 curves in crypto/internal/nistec

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Mar 2023, 19:40 UTC

The ScalarMult and ScalarBaseMult methods of the P256 Curve may return an incorrect result if called with some specific unreduced scalars (a scalar larger than the order of the curve). This does not impact usages of crypto/ecdsa or crypto/ecdh.

osv:CVE-2023-24532
Complete source record
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