CVE-2021-37606 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can recover keys from the Meow hash library by exploiting timing side-channels to detect hash collisions, compromising data integrity and 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-2021-37606?
CVE-2021-37606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Meow hash 0.5/calico does not sufficiently thwart key recovery by an attacker who can query whether there's a collision in the bottom bits of the hashes of two messages, as demonstrated by an attack against a long-running web service that allows the attacker to infer collisions by measuring timing differences.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37606?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Meow Hash Project Meow Hash.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37606?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-37606 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37606 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gg5h-j88q-crj5.