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    CVE-2023-42806

    Hydra is the layer-two scalability solution for Cardano. Prior to version 0.13.0, not signing and verifying `$\mathsf{cid}$` allows an attacker (which must be a participant of this head) to use a snapshot from an old head instance with the same participants to close the head or contest the state with it. This can lead to an incorrect distribution of value (= value extraction attack; hard, but possible) or prevent the head to finalize because the value available is not consistent with the closed utxo state (= denial of service; easy). A patch is planned for version 0.13.0. As a workaround, rotate keys between heads so not to re-use keys and not result in the same multi-signature participants.

    Published:Sep 21, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Sep 21, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00066
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Iohk
    Product
    Hydra

    Exploits

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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