CVE-2026-34610
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
The leancrypto library is a cryptographic library that exclusively contains only PQC-resistant cryptographic algorithms. Prior to version 1.7.1, lc_x509_extract_name_segment() casts size_t vlen to uint8_t when storing the Common Name (CN) length. An attacker who crafts a certificate with CN = victim's CN + 256 bytes padding gets cn_size = (uint8_t)(256 + N) = N, where N is the victim's CN length. The first N bytes of the attacker's CN are the victim's identity. After parsing, the attacker's certificate has an identical CN to the victim's — enabling identity impersonation in PKCS#7 verification, certificate chain matching, and code signing. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.1.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| smuellerDD | leancrypto | < 1.7.1 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-681: CWE-681: Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/smuellerDD/leancrypto/security/advisories/GHSA-636g-jxv4-v4gr
- https://github.com/smuellerDD/leancrypto/commit/5cdcbe12bd6c3d6e87e969972a580b44a74c3a6a
- https://github.com/smuellerDD/leancrypto/releases/tag/v1.7.1
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