CVE-2023-42448

Summary

CVECVE-2023-42448
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-10-04 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-10-10 13:07:00 UTC
DescriptionHydra is the layer-two scalability solution for Cardano. Prior to version 0.13.0, the specification states that the contestation period in the datum of the UTxO at the head validator must stay unchanged as the state progresses from Open to Closed (Close transaction), but no such check appears to be performed in the `checkClose` function of the head validator. This would allow a malicious participant to modify the contestation deadline of the head to either allow them to fanout the head without giving another participant the chance to contest, or prevent any participant from ever redistributing the funds locked in the head via a fan-out. Version 0.13.0 contains a patch for this issue.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-1284

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Iohk Hydra All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/blob/master/hydra-plutus/src/Hydra/Cont... MISC github.com
Ensure close transaction does not change contestation period · input-output-hk/hydra@2f45529 · GitHub MISC github.com
github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/blob/master/hydra-plutus/src/Hydra/Cont... MISC github.com
Changelog MISC github.com
Contestation period in head datum can be modified during Close transaction, allowing malicious participant to freely modify the contestation deadline · Advisory · input-output-hk/hydra · GitHub MISC github.com
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