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GHSA-35m5-8cvj-8783
No affected components available
Impact
The vulnerability is we used MD5 hashing Algorithm In our hashing file. If anyone who is a beginner(and doesn't know about hashes) can face problems as MD5 is considered a Insecure Hashing Algorithm.
Patches
The vulnerability is patched in v1.1.4 of the product, the users can upgrade to version 1.1.4.
Workarounds
If u specifically want a version and don't want to upgrade, you can remove the MD5 hashing function from the file hashing.py and this vulnerability will be gone
References
https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/cwe/916/ https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/cwe/327/ https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/cwe/328/ https://www.section.io/engineering-education/what-is-md5/ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/01/24/reversing-an-md5-hash/
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Enrocrypt's Official Repo
- Create a Discussion in Enrocrypt's Official Repo
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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