Insufficiently Random Values

2024-02-2107:01:14

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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insufficient random values

key generation

ed25519keyidentity

compromise private keys

software vulnerability

CVSS3

9.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

15.5%

JSON

dfinity/auth-client and dfinity/identity are vulnerable to insecure key generation. The vulnerability is due to the Ed25519KeyIdentity.generate function as it uses an insecure seed for key pair generation when no seed value is provided. This flaw breaks the guarantee of secure randomness and can potentially lead to compromise private keys.