Vulnerability in Sodiumoxide Project

CVE-2017-1000168

sodiumoxide 0.0.13 and older scalarmult() vulnerable to degenerate public keys

EPSS: 0.013 (66.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Sodiumoxide_project Sodiumoxide
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Artisan-Lab/Rust-memory-safety-bugs

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000168?: CVE-2017-1000168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sodiumoxide Project. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000168?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000168 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.