CVE-2017-20180 Zerocoin libzerocoin Proof CoinSpend.cpp CoinSpend data authenticity
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in the CoinSpend function allows bypassing proof validation in the Zerocoin library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20180?
CVE-2017-20180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in libzerocoin, published on 6 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zerocoin libzerocoin. Affected is the function CoinSpend::CoinSpend of the file CoinSpend.cpp of the component Proof Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The patch is identified as ce103a09ec079d0a0ed95475992348bed6e860de. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-222318 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20180?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zerocoin Libzerocoin.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20180?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-20180 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20180 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhmf-6w7j-g482.