GHSA-425c-ccf3-3jrr
Critical severity vulnerability that affects slpjs
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Validator parsing discrepancy due to string encoding
### Impact
A specially crafted Bitcoin script can cause a discrepancy between the specified SLP consensus rules and the validation result of the slpjs npm package. An attacker could create a specially crafted Bitcoin script in order to cause a hard-fork from the SLP consensus.
### Patches
All versions > 0.21.3 are patched.
### Workarounds
Upgrade to any version >= 0.21.4.
### References
The bug was located and fixed [here](https://github.com/simpleledger/slpjs/commit/ac8809b42e47790a6f0205991b36f2699ed10c84#diff-fe58606994c412ba56a65141a7aa4a62L701).
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Open an issue in the [slpjs repo](https://github.com/simpleledger/slpjs/issues)
* Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/simpleledger/slpjs/security/advisories/GHSA-425c-ccf3-3jrr
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16762
- https://github.com/simpleledger/slpjs/commit/ac8809b42e47790a6f0205991b36f2699ed10c84#diff-fe58606994c412ba56a65141a7aa4a62L701
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-425c-ccf3-3jrr