Description
Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.
Published: 2024-01-19
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w3hj-wr2q-x83g Discovery uses the same AES/GCM Nonce throughout the session
History

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 02:30:00 +0000

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Description Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed. Consensys Discovery versions less than 0.4.5 uses the same AES/GCM nonce for the entire session. which should ideally be unique for every message. The node's private key isn't compromised, only the session key generated for specific peer communication is exposed.

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Consensys Discovery
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-29T02:02:09.730Z

Reserved: 2024-01-19T17:35:09.985Z

Link: CVE-2024-23688

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.353Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-19T22:15:08.563

Modified: 2025-11-29T03:15:57.600

Link: CVE-2024-23688

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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