Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption in FreeFrom - the nostr client for iOS and FreeFrom - the nostr client for Android - CVE-2024-36289

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Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption in FreeFrom - the nostr client for iOS and FreeFrom - the nostr client for Android - CVE-2024-36289

Published: June 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91570
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36289
CWE-ID: CWE-323
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeFrom - the nostr client for iOS
FreeFrom - the nostr client for Android
Software vendor:
FreeFrom K.K.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system. 

The vulnerability exists due to reusing a nonce, key pair in encryption. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and manipulate content of direct messages (DMs) between users.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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