CVE-2019-25005 describes a counter overflow vulnerability in the Rust chacha20 crate prior to version 0.2.3, affecting the chacha20_project. This flaw, rated High severity (CVSS 7.5), allows attackers to more easily determine plaintext due to the counter reset, requiring no user interaction or privileges. Despite its potential for high confidentiality impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chacha20_project:chacha20:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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