FKIE_CVE-2024-23688

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-01-19 22:15 - Updated: 2025-11-29 03:15
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://github.com/ConsenSys/discovery/security/advisories/GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83gVendor Advisory
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83gThird Party Advisory
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83gThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/ConsenSys/discovery/security/advisories/GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83gVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83gThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83gThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
consensys discovery *
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    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Las versiones de Consensys Discovery inferiores a 0.4.5 utilizan el mismo nonce AES/GCM durante toda la sesi\u00f3n que idealmente deber\u00eda ser \u00fanico para cada mensaje. La clave privada del nodo no est\u00e1 comprometida, solo se expone la clave de sesi\u00f3n generada para una comunicaci\u00f3n entre pares espec\u00edfica."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2024-23688",
  "lastModified": "2025-11-29T03:15:57.600",
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