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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.1 High

CVE-2022-24759

Failure to validate signature during handshake in @chainsafe/libp2p-noise

Description

`@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` contains TypeScript implementation of noise protocol, an encryption protocol used in libp2p. `@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` before 4.1.2 and 5.0.3 does not correctly validate signatures during the handshake process. This may allow a man-in-the-middle to pose as other peers and get those peers banned. Users should upgrade to version 4.1.2 or 5.0.3 to receive a patch. There are currently no known workarounds.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

ChainSafe js-libp2p-noise

  • < 4.1.2affected
  • >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.3affected

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