GHSA-9hc7-6w9r-wj94
Unable to generate the correct character set
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Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
# Reduced entropy due to inadequate character set usage
## Description
Affected versions of the nano-id crate incorrectly generated IDs using a reduced character set in the `nano_id::base62` and `nano_id::base58` functions. Specifically, the `base62` function used a character set of 32 symbols instead of the intended 62 symbols, and the `base58` function used a character set of 16 symbols instead of the intended 58 symbols. Additionally, the `nano_id::gen` macro is also affected when a custom character set that is not a power of 2 in size is specified.
It should be noted that `nano_id::base64` is not affected by this vulnerability.
## Impact
This can result in a significant reduction in entropy, making the generated IDs predictable and vulnerable to brute-force attacks when the IDs are used in security-sensitive contexts such as session tokens or unique identifiers.
## Patches
The flaws were corrected in commit [a9022772b2f1ce38929b5b81eccc670ac9d3ab23](https://github.com/viz-rs/nano-id/commit/a9022772b2f1ce38929b5b81eccc670ac9d3ab23) by updating the the `nano_id::gen` macro to use all specified characters correctly.
## PoC
```rust
use std::collections::BTreeSet;
fn main() {
test_base58();
test_base62();
}
fn test_base58() {
let mut produced_symbols = BTreeSet::new();
for _ in 0..100_000 {
let id = nano_id::base58::<10>();
for c in id.chars() {
produced_symbols.insert(c);
}
}
println!(
"{} symbols generated from nano_id::base58",
produced_symbols.len()
);
}
fn test_base62() {
let mut produced_symbols = BTreeSet::new();
for _ in 0..100_000 {
let id = nano_id::base62::<10>();
for c in id.chars() {
produced_symbols.insert(c);
}
}
println!(
"{} symbols generated from nano_id::base62",
produced_symbols.len()
);
}
```
References
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