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GMS-2016-16: AES-GCM nonce reuse vulnerability

March 20, 2016

The package encryptor encrypts all messages using the same key/nonce. This not only exposes the XOR of the plaintexts if you XOR together two ciphertexts, but it also leaks the AES-GCM authentication key, allowing an attacker to forge messages and potentially perform chosen ciphertext attacks, which could potentially enable full plaintext recovery.

References

  • github.com/attr-encrypted/encryptor/commit/b946c1806d620e452a8f88f94387a527c3da2715
  • github.com/attr-encrypted/encryptor/pull/22

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 3.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.0 or above.

Source file

gem/encryptor/GMS-2016-16.yml

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