Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting zcash/zcash package, versions [,2.0.7-3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ZCASHZCASH-2365842
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed28 Sept 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-16930  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-755  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade zcash/zcash to version 2.0.7-3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. Zcashd in Zcash before 2.0.7-3 allows discovery of the IP address of a full node that owns a shielded address, related to mishandling of exceptions during deserialization of note plaintexts. This affects anyone who has disclosed their zaddr to a third party.

CVSS Base Scores

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