CVE-2024-21530 (CVSS 4.5)

Description

Versions of the package cocoon before 0.4.0 are vulnerable to Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption when the encrypt, wrap, and dump functions are sequentially called. An attacker can generate the same ciphertext by creating a new encrypted message with the same cocoon object. **Note:** The issue does NOT affect objects created with Cocoon::new which utilizes ThreadRng.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-323 CWE-323

References

Other References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6878-6wc2-pf5h https://github.com/fadeevab/cocoon/commit/1b6392173ce35db4736a94b62b2d2973f9a71441 https://github.com/fadeevab/cocoon/issues/22 https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0068.html https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUST-COCOON-6028364

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-21530? +

Versions of the package cocoon before 0.4.0 are vulnerable to Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption when the encrypt, wrap, and dump functions are sequentially called. An attacker can generate the same ciphertext by creating a new encrypted message with the same cocoon object. **Note:** The issue does NOT affect objects created with Cocoon::new which utilizes ThreadRng. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-21530? +

CVE-2024-21530 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-21530? +

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