Signature Spoofing Vulnerability in Rust's libp2p-core Crate
CVE-2019-15545

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Libp2p

Status
Libp2p
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 August 2019

What is CVE-2019-15545?

A vulnerability has been identified in the libp2p-core crate for Rust, allowing attackers to spoof ed25519 signatures. This flaw, present in versions prior to 0.8.1, could enable unauthorized actions by exploiting the signature generation mechanism, potentially compromising the integrity of communications established using the protocol.

References

https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0004.html
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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