static int ec_GF2m_montgomery_point_multiply(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const BIGNUM *scalar,
	const EC_POINT *point, BN_CTX *ctx)
	{
	BIGNUM *x1, *x2, *z1, *z2;
	int ret = 0, i;
	BN_ULONG mask,word;

	if (r == point)
		{
		ECerr(EC_F_EC_GF2M_MONTGOMERY_POINT_MULTIPLY, EC_R_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
		return 0;
		}
	
	/* if result should be point at infinity */
	if ((scalar == NULL) || BN_is_zero(scalar) || (point == NULL) || 
		EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(group, point))
		{
		return EC_POINT_set_to_infinity(group, r);
		}

	/* only support affine coordinates */
	if (!point->Z_is_one) return 0;

	/* Since point_multiply is static we can guarantee that ctx != NULL. */
	BN_CTX_start(ctx);
	x1 = BN_CTX_get(ctx);
	z1 = BN_CTX_get(ctx);
	if (z1 == NULL) goto err;

	x2 = &r->X;
	z2 = &r->Y;

	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(x1, &point->X, group->poly)) goto err; /* x1 = x */
	if (!BN_one(z1)) goto err; /* z1 = 1 */
	if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, z2, x1, ctx)) goto err; /* z2 = x1^2 = x^2 */
	if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, x2, z2, ctx)) goto err;
	if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, &group->b)) goto err; /* x2 = x^4 + b */

	/* find top most bit and go one past it */
	i = scalar->top - 1;
	mask = BN_TBIT;
	word = scalar->d[i];
	while (!(word & mask)) mask >>= 1;
	mask >>= 1;
	/* if top most bit was at word break, go to next word */
	if (!mask) 
		{
		i--;
		mask = BN_TBIT;
		}

	for (; i >= 0; i--)
		{
		word = scalar->d[i];
		while (mask)
			{
			if (word & mask)
				{
				if (!gf2m_Madd(group, &point->X, x1, z1, x2, z2, ctx)) goto err;
				if (!gf2m_Mdouble(group, x2, z2, ctx)) goto err;
				}
			else
				{
				if (!gf2m_Madd(group, &point->X, x2, z2, x1, z1, ctx)) goto err;
				if (!gf2m_Mdouble(group, x1, z1, ctx)) goto err;
				}
			mask >>= 1;
			}
		mask = BN_TBIT;
		}

	/* convert out of "projective" coordinates */
	i = gf2m_Mxy(group, &point->X, &point->Y, x1, z1, x2, z2, ctx);
	if (i == 0) goto err;
	else if (i == 1) 
		{
		if (!EC_POINT_set_to_infinity(group, r)) goto err;
		}
	else
		{
		if (!BN_one(&r->Z)) goto err;
		r->Z_is_one = 1;
		}

	/* GF(2^m) field elements should always have BIGNUM::neg = 0 */
	BN_set_negative(&r->X, 0);
	BN_set_negative(&r->Y, 0);

	ret = 1;

 err:
	BN_CTX_end(ctx);
	return ret;
	}
This weakness pertains to the use of cryptographic functions that are weak, misconfigured, or outdated, which undermines the intended protection of encrypted data and communications.