Security context
What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.
dchest/tweetnacl-js
master @ e6141a2
2
Fixes
0
CVEs
HIGH
Peak severity
0.0%
Coverage
Highlights
Cryptographic Issues: 1 prior fix. Scrutinize any change in this area.
nacl.js: most-fixed (2 issues). Treat as high-risk during review.
2 high-severity fixes in this history; regressions here are high-impact.
Recurring patterns
The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.
Signature Malleability: Incorrect scalar reduction in the modL function can cause integer overflows, resulting in invalid or malleable cryptographic signature validation. This directly compromises the authenticity guarantees of the library.
Cryptographic Issues: Inconsistent interpretation of boolean results during arithmetic operations in certain JavaScript engines can lead to bad cryptographic signatures. Explicit conversion of boolean values to integers (0 or 1) is required before multiplication to maintain engine-agnostic correctness.