CVE-2019-15545: Failure to properly verify ed25519 signatures in libp2p-core

August 25, 2021 (updated June 13, 2023)

Affected versions of this crate did not properly verify ed25519 signatures. Any signature with a correct length was considered valid. This allows an attacker to impersonate any node identity.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-4q4x-67hx-5mpg
github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15545
rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0004.html

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