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Ed25519 Signature Malleability in ed25519-java Due to Missing Scalar Range Check

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 13, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 13, 2025

Package

maven net.i2p.crypto:eddsa (Maven)

Affected versions

<= 0.3.0

Patched versions

None
maven net.i2p:i2p (Maven)
< 0.9.39
0.9.39

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 13, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 13, 2025
Reviewed Mar 13, 2025
Last updated Mar 13, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(0th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-36843

GHSA ID

GHSA-p53j-g8pw-4w5f

Source code

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