Vulnerability Details CVE-2019-16214
Libra Core before 2019-09-03 has an erroneous regular expression for inline comments, which makes it easier for attackers to interfere with code auditing by using a nonstandard line-break character for a comment. For example, a Move module author can enter the // sequence (which introduces a single-line comment), followed by very brief comment text, the \r character, and code that has security-critical functionality. In many popular environments, this code is displayed on a separate line, and thus a reader may infer that the code is executed. However, the code is NOT executed, because language/compiler/ir_to_bytecode/src/parser.rs allows the comment to continue after the \r character.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 49.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.7
CVSS v2 Score 3.5
References
- https://blog.openzeppelin.com/libra-vulnerability-release/
- https://blog.openzeppelin.com/libra-vulnerability-summary/
- https://github.com/libra/libra/commit/7efb0221989f17fdf7f8486730898ed947a1e19e
- https://blog.openzeppelin.com/libra-vulnerability-release/
- https://blog.openzeppelin.com/libra-vulnerability-summary/
- https://github.com/libra/libra/commit/7efb0221989f17fdf7f8486730898ed947a1e19e
Products affected by CVE-2019-16214
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cpe:2.3:a:libra:libra_core:-