Vulnerability identifier: #VU80884
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
circl
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Cloudflare
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify data on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to when sampling randomness for a shared secret, the implementation of Kyber and FrodoKEM, did not check whether crypto/rand.Read() returns an error. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input and modify data on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
circl: 1.0.0 - 1.3.2
External links
http://github.com/cloudflare/circl/security/advisories/GHSA-2q89-485c-9j2x
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.