Security Advisory

CVE-2019-14859

9.1
CRITICAL

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in all python-ecdsa versions before 0.13.3, where it did not correctly verify whether signatures used DER encoding. Without this verification, a malformed signature could be accepted, making the signature malleable. Without proper verification, an attacker could use a malleable signature to create false transactions.
Published Date January 2, 2020
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory