CVE-2024-54137 is a correctness error in the liboqs C-language cryptographic library, specifically affecting the reference implementation of the HQC key encapsulation mechanism. An indexing error causes part of the secret key to be mishandled, leading to an incorrect shared secret when decapsulating a malformed ciphertext. This vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openquantumsafe:liboqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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