Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-24759 - Unspecified vulnerability in Chainsafe Js-Libp2P-Noise
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
`@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` contains TypeScript implementation of noise protocol, an encryption protocol used in libp2p. `@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` before 4.1.2 and 5.0.3 does not correctly validate signatures during the handshake process. This may allow a man-in-the-middle to pose as other peers and get those peers banned. Users should upgrade to version 4.1.2 or 5.0.3 to receive a patch. There are currently no known workarounds.
Vulnerable Configurations
References
- https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/pull/130
- https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/pull/130
- https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/releases/tag/v5.0.3
- https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/releases/tag/v5.0.3
- https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/security/advisories/GHSA-j3ff-xp6c-6gcc
- https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/security/advisories/GHSA-j3ff-xp6c-6gcc