[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #4242] OpenSSL ECC coordinate functions accept invalid curve points

2016-06-09 Thread Emilia Käsper via RT
Done in 1e2012b7ff4a5f12273446b281775faa5c8a1858, thanks for the nudge. -- Ticket here: http://rt.openssl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=4242 Please log in as guest with password guest if prompted -- openssl-dev mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-dev

[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #4242] OpenSSL ECC coordinate functions accept invalid curve points

2016-01-15 Thread Hanno Boeck via RT
The EC_POINT_* API functions accept invalid curve points and don't do point verification. Invalid curve points are one of the major implementation pitfalls in ECC and can lead to attacks [1]. OpenSSL properly validates points in the _oct2point functions, but I still find this risky. This looks