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CVE-2019-25002: Incorrect Comparison in sodiumoxide

August 25, 2021 (updated August 25, 2023)

An issue was discovered in the sodiumoxide crate starting with 0.2.0 and prior to 0.2.5 for Rust. generichash::Digest::eq compares itself to itself and thus has degenerate security properties.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wrvc-72w7-xpmj
  • github.com/sodiumoxide/sodiumoxide
  • github.com/sodiumoxide/sodiumoxide/commit/38490723927f230498adf795153e6cd3cb08b6a8
  • github.com/sodiumoxide/sodiumoxide/pull/381
  • github.com/sodiumoxide/sodiumoxide/pull/381/commits/fae052b834b097ced9a89a8fff8466e18f383070
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25002
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0026.html

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.2.0 before 0.2.5

Fixed versions

  • 0.2.5

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.2.5 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison

Source file

cargo/sodiumoxide/CVE-2019-25002.yml

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