Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting github.com/katzenpost/noise package, versions <0.0.3


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (15th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMKATZENPOSTNOISE-1583458
  • published 9 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 8 Sep 2021
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/katzenpost/noise to version 0.0.3 or higher.

Overview

github.com/katzenpost/noise is a Noise Protocol Framework: Katzenpost fork of the flynn noise library.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. If 2^64 (~18.4 quintillion) or more messages are encrypted with Encrypt after handshaking, the nonce counter will wrap around, causing multiple messages to be encrypted with the same key and nonce, resulting in a potentially catastrophic weakening of the security properties of the symmetric cipher.