# CVE-2023-24532: Incorrect calculation on P256 curves in crypto/internal/nistec

- Also known as: GO-2023-1621, BIT-GOLANG-2023-24532
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.19.7, 1.20.2
- Published: 2023-03-08 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- crypto/internal/nistec: fixed in 1.19.7; from 1.20.0-0, fixed in 1.20.2
- stdlib (Go): fixed in 1.19.7; from 1.20.0-0, fixed in 1.20.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on crypto/internal/nistec, stdlib, upgrade to a fixed version (1.19.7, 1.20.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://go.dev/issue/58647
- https://go.dev/cl/471255
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/3-TpUx48iQY
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1621

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