Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-7167
Zcash, before the Sapling network upgrade (2018-10-28), had a counterfeiting vulnerability. A key-generation process, during evaluation of polynomials related to a to-be-proven statement, produced certain bypass elements. Availability of these elements allowed a cheating prover to bypass a consistency check, and consequently transform the proof of one statement into an ostensibly valid proof of a different statement, thereby breaking the soundness of the proof system. This misled the original Sprout zk-SNARK verifier into accepting the correctness of a transaction.
Products affected by CVE-2019-7167
- cpe:2.3:a:z.cash:zcash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-7167
0.23%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 61 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-7167
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-7167
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The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-7167
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https://z.cash/blog/zcash-counterfeiting-vulnerability-successfully-remediated/
Zcash Counterfeiting Vulnerability Successfully Remediated - Electric Coin CompanyVendor Advisory
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http://fortune.com/2019/02/05/zcash-vulnerability-cryptocurrency/
Zcash Bug Could Have Allowed 'Infinite Counterfeit' Cryptocurrency | FortunePress/Media Coverage;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/JinBean/CVE-Extension
GitHub - JinBean/CVE-Extension: This repository is an extension of our research on cryptocurrency clones and documents existing vulnerabilities discovered in those clones
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