Vulnerability in Bulletproofs Project
CVE-2022-29566
The Bulletproofs 2017/1066 paper mishandles Fiat-Shamir generation because the hash computation fails to include all of the public values from the Zero Knowledge proof statement as well as all of the public values computed in the proof, aka the Frozen Heart issue.
EPSS: 0.007 (50.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Bulletproofs_project Bulletproofs
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29566?
- CVE-2022-29566 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bulletproofs Project, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-04-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29566?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.