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CVE-2019-25002 — Incorrect Comparison in sodiumoxide — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Incorrect Comparison in sodiumoxide

Published August 25, 2021Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

An issue was discovered in the sodiumoxide crate starting with 0.2.0 and prior to 0.2.5 for Rust. `generichash::Digest::eq` compares itself to itself and thus has degenerate security properties.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published August 25, 2021 (1874 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 804 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo
Update sodiumoxide to 0.2.5 or later
cargo update -p sodiumoxide --precise 0.2.5

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: crates.io (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
sodiumoxide
crates.io
All versions0.2.5

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-25002?
Incorrect Comparison in sodiumoxide This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2019-25002?
CVE-2019-25002 affects sodiumoxide. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2019-25002 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-wrvc-72w7-xpmj
RUSTSEC-2019-0026

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