What is CVE-2020-8929?

CVE-2020-8929 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Llc Tink, classified under CWE-176. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-8929?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Llc Tink

CVE-2020-8929

A mis-handling of invalid unicode characters in the Java implementation of Tink versions prior to 1.5 allows an attacker to change the ID part of a ciphertext, which result in the creation of a second ciphertext that can decrypt to the sam…

EPSS: 0.001 (24.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Llc Tink — versions stable

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-176

References

github.com/google/tink/commit/93d839a5865b9d950dffdc9d0bc99b71280a8899 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/google/tink/security/advisories/GHSA-g5vf-v6wf-7w2r (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8929?: CVE-2020-8929 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Llc Tink, classified under CWE-176. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-8929?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.