SB2019093004 - Information disclosure in Zcash
Published: September 30, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019093004
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16930)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect error handling implementation when performing deserialization of note plaintexts in Zcashd . A remote attacker gain knowledge of the IP address of a full node that owns a shielded address.
Successful vulnerability exploitation requires knowledge of zaddr.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.