CVE-2023-39533: libp2p nodes vulnerable to attack using large RSA keys
(updated )
A malicious peer can use large RSA keys to run a resource exhaustion attack & force a node to spend time doing signature verification of the large key. This vulnerability is present in the core/crypto module of go-libp2p and can occur during the Noise handshake and the libp2p x509 extension verification step. To prevent this attack, go-libp2p now restricts RSA keys to <= 8192 bits.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-876p-8259-xjgg
- github.com/golang/go/commit/2350afd2e8ab054390e284c95d5b089c142db017
- github.com/golang/go/issues/61460
- github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/commit/0cce607219f3710addc7e18672cffd1f1d912fbb
- github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/commit/445be526aea4ee0b1fa5388aa65d32b2816d3a00
- github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/commit/e30fcf7dfd4715ed89a5e68d7a4f774d3b9aa92d
- github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/pull/2454
- github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/security/advisories/GHSA-876p-8259-xjgg
- github.com/quic-go/quic-go/pull/4012
- go.dev/issue/61460
- nrdax.com/techniques/NRDAX-T0205-pre-handshake-crypto-cpu-burn
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39533
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