What is CVE-2019-16762?

CVE-2019-16762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simpleledger Slpjs, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2019-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2019-16762?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Simpleledger Slpjs

CVE-2019-16762

A specially crafted Bitcoin script can cause a discrepancy between the specified SLP consensus rules and the validation result of the slpjs npm package. An attacker could create a specially crafted Bitcoin script in order to cause a hard-fork from the SLP consensus. Affected users can upgrade to any version >= 0.21.4.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Simpleledger Slpjs — versions < 0.21.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16762?: CVE-2019-16762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simpleledger Slpjs, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2019-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-16762?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.