CVE-2022-29566

Public Exploit

Description

The Bulletproofs 2017/1066 paper mishandles Fiat-Shamir generation because the hash computation fails to include all of the public values from the Zero Knowledge proof statement as well as all of the public values computed in the proof, aka the Frozen Heart issue.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Third-Party Advisory trailofbits.com Third-Party Advisory iacr.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/04/13/part-1-coordinated-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-affecting-girault-bulletproofs-and-plonk/ third party advisory exploit
https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/1066 product third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-29566?
CVE-2022-29566 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-29566?
To fix CVE-2022-29566, 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-2022-29566 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-29566 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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