HIGH
Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36 proceeds with ECKey construction without ensuring that the public x and y coordinates are on the specified curve, which allows attackers to conduct an Invalid Curve Attack in environments where the JCE provider lacks the applicable curve validation
Published Aug 20, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.26%
Description
Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 4.36 proceeds with ECKey construction without ensuring that the public x and y coordinates are on the specified curve, which allows attackers to conduct an Invalid Curve Attack in environments where the JCE provider lacks the applicable curve validation.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.5
- 1.6
- 1.7
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 1.9.1
- 1.10
- 1.11
- 1.12
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 2.7
- 2.8
- 2.9
- 2.10
- 2.10.1
- 2.11.0
- 2.12.0
- 2.13.0
- 2.13.1
- 2.14
- 2.15
- 2.15.1
- 2.15.2
- 2.16
- 2.17
- 2.17.1
- 2.17.2
- 2.18
- 2.18.1
- 2.18.2
- 2.19
- 2.19.1
- 2.20
- 2.21
- 2.22
- 2.22.1
- 2.23
- 2.24
- 2.25
- 2.26
- 2.26.1
- 3.0
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.3
- 3.4
- 3.5
- 3.6
- 3.7
- 3.8
- 3.8.1
- 3.8.2
- 3.9
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.2
- 3.10
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.3.1
- 4.4
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 4.8
- 4.9
- 4.10
- 4.11
- 4.11.1
- 4.11.2
- 4.12
- 4.13
- 4.13.1
- 4.14
- 4.15
- 4.15.1
- 4.16
- 4.16.1
- 4.16.2
- 4.17
- 4.18
- 4.19
- 4.20
- 4.21
- 4.22
- 4.23
- 4.24
- 4.25
- 4.26
- 4.26.1
- 4.27
- 4.27.1
- 4.28
- 4.29
- 4.30
- 4.31
- 4.31.1
- 4.32
- 4.33
- 4.34
- 4.34.1
- 4.34.2
- 4.35
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.26% 0.01256
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01256
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01256) | 68.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01256) | 68.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00180) | 55.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00180) | 54.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 65.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curve x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfv2-37f7-9m6w Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12974
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/f3a7a801f0c6b078899fed9226368eb7b44e2b2f | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/217/explicit-check-for-ec-public-key-on-curve | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/src/master/CHANGELOG.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfv2-37f7-9m6w | Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12974 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 20, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 20, 2017
Link CVE-2017-12974
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-PFV2-37F7-9M6W Updated n/a