Inadequate Encryption Strength Affecting slp-validate package, versions <1.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-SLPVALIDATE-534572
  • published16 Nov 2019
  • disclosed15 Nov 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-16761  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-326  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade slp-validate to version 1.0.1 or higher.

Overview

slp-validate is a Lightweight SLP validator with pre-broadcast validation and burn protection.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Inadequate Encryption Strength. A specially crafted Bitcoin script can cause a discrepancy between the specified SLP consensus rules and the validation result. An attacker can create a specially crafted Bitcoin script in order to cause a hard-fork from the SLP consensus.

CVSS Scores

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