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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blog.trailofbits.com/2022/04/13/part-1-coordinated-disclosure-of-vulnerabilitie… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- eprint.iacr.org/2017/1066 (Technical Description, Product, Third Party Advisory)
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.