CVE-2019-7167 describes a critical counterfeiting vulnerability in Zcash prior to the Sapling network upgrade. A flaw in the key-generation process allowed a malicious actor to bypass consistency checks, enabling the creation of fraudulent transactions that the Sprout zk-SNARK verifier would incorrectly accept as valid. Rated 7.5 HIGH, this vulnerability has a network attack vector with low complexity, posing a significant integrity risk. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:z.cash:zcash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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