CVE-2024-23688
Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session.
medium entropy
Entropy / wallet impact
Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session.
Description
Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.
CWE
Primary sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23688 (nvd)
- https://github.com/ConsenSys/discovery/security/advisories/GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83g (nvd)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83g (nvd)
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83g (nvd)
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-23688 (mitre)