CVE-2019-16992

Description

The Keybase app 2.13.2 for iOS provides potentially insufficient notice that it is employing a user's private key to sign a certain cryptocurrency attestation (that an address at keybase.io can be used for Stellar payments to the user), which might be incompatible with a user's personal position on the semantics of an attestation.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory sneak.berlin
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sneak.berlin/20190929/keybase-backdoor/ third party advisory
https://github.com/keybase/keybase-issues/issues/3583 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16992?
CVE-2019-16992 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16992?
To fix CVE-2019-16992, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-16992 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-16992 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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