Timing Attack Affecting github.com/agnivade/easy-scrypt package, versions <1.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMAGNIVADEEASYSCRYPT-3227308
  • published 8 Jan 2023
  • disclosed 8 Jan 2023
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/agnivade/easy-scrypt to version 1.0.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attack via the function VerifyPassphrase.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
2.6 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

5.3 medium