CVE-2013-2257 Weak cryptography in Cryptocat
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-2257 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-2257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cryptocat, published on 4 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2257 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Cryptocat. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2257/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2257/index.md)
Weak ECC private key generation in Cryptocat allows attackers to brute force keys, potentially compromising group chat confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-2257?
CVE-2013-2257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cryptocat, published on 4 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cryptocat before 2.0.42 has Group Chat ECC Private Key Generation Brute Force Weakness
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2257?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cryptocat Project Cryptocat.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2257?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-2257 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2257 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cryptocat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73cp-4xf9-c6m3.