{"id":"CVE-2022-24759","aliases":["EUVD-2022-1450","GHSA-j3ff-xp6c-6gcc"],"status":"published","title":"Failure to validate signature during handshake in @chainsafe/libp2p-noise","description":"`@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` contains TypeScript implementation of noise protocol, an encryption protocol used in libp2p. `@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` before 4.1.2 and 5.0.3 does not correctly validate signatures during the handshake process. This may allow a man-in-the-middle to pose as other peers and get those peers banned. Users should upgrade to version 4.1.2 or 5.0.3 to receive a patch. There are currently no known workarounds.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00499,"percentile":0.4311,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-347"],"published":"2022-03-17T16:40:11Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:04Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"@chainsafe/libp2p-noise","fixed_in":["4.1.2","5.0.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"@chainsafe/libp2p-noise","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.1.2"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"@chainsafe/libp2p-noise","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0"},{"fixed":"5.0.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"@chainsafe/libp2p-noise","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.1.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"@chainsafe/libp2p-noise","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0"},{"fixed":"5.0.3"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"chainsafe","product":"js-libp2p-noise"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/security/advisories/GHSA-j3ff-xp6c-6gcc","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/pull/130","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/releases/tag/v5.0.3","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24759","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3ff-xp6c-6gcc"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/24xxx/CVE-2022-24759.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/ChainSafe","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24759","title":"Failure to validate signature during handshake in @chainsafe/libp2p-noise","description":"`@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` contains TypeScript implementation of noise protocol, an encryption protocol used in libp2p. `@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` before 4.1.2 and 5.0.3 does not correctly validate signatures during the handshake process. This may allow a man-in-the-middle to pose as other peers and get those peers banned. Users should upgrade to version 4.1.2 or 5.0.3 to receive a patch. There are currently no known workarounds.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-17T16:40:11Z","modified":"2025-04-23T18:46:39.631Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-347"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:34.576287Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-1450","description":"`@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` contains TypeScript implementation of noise protocol, an encryption protocol used in libp2p. `@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` before 4.1.2 and 5.0.3 does not correctly validate signatures during the handshake process. This may allow a man-in-the-middle to pose as other peers and get those peers banned. Users should upgrade to version 4.1.2 or 5.0.3 to receive a patch. There are currently no known workarounds.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-17T16:40:11Z","modified":"2025-04-23T18:46:39Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:07.950001Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-j3ff-xp6c-6gcc","title":"Failure to validate signature during handshake","description":"### Impact\n`@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` before 4.1.2 and 5.0.3 was not correctly validating signatures during the handshake process.\nThis may allow a man-in-the-middle to pose as other peers and get those peers banned.\n\n### Patches\nUsers should upgrade to 4.1.2 or 5.0.3\n\n### Workarounds\nNo workarounds, just patch upgrade\n\n### References\nhttps://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-noise/pull/130\n","status":"published","published":"2022-03-18T18:57:53Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:00:54Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-347"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:15.574072Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24759","description":"`@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` contains TypeScript implementation of noise protocol, an encryption protocol used in libp2p. `@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` before 4.1.2 and 5.0.3 does not correctly validate signatures during the handshake process. This may allow a man-in-the-middle to pose as other peers and get those peers banned. Users should upgrade to version 4.1.2 or 5.0.3 to receive a patch. There are currently no known workarounds.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-17T17:15:07.483Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:32:27.293Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-347"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:14.24948Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24759","title":"Failure to validate signature during handshake in @chainsafe/libp2p-noise","description":"`@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` contains TypeScript implementation of noise protocol, an encryption protocol used in libp2p. `@chainsafe/libp2p-noise` before 4.1.2 and 5.0.3 does not correctly validate signatures during the handshake process. This may allow a man-in-the-middle to pose as other peers and get those peers banned. Users should upgrade to version 4.1.2 or 5.0.3 to receive a patch. 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