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Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-1000168

CVE-2017-1000168

Description

sodiumoxide 0.0.13 and older scalarmult() vulnerable to degenerate public keys

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
sodiumoxidecrates.io
< 0.0.140.0.14

Affected products

1

Patches

1
24c7a5550807

Check the return value of `scalarmult()`. Closes #154

https://github.com/sodiumoxide/sodiumoxideDaniel AshhamiJan 26, 2017via ghsa
1 file changed · +55 46
  • src/crypto/scalarmult/curve25519.rs+55 46 modified
    @@ -23,14 +23,20 @@ new_type! {
     
     /// `scalarmult()` multiplies a group element `p`
     /// by an integer `n`. It returns the resulting group element
    -/// `q`.
    +/// `Ok(q)`.
    +/// If the the `GroupElement` is all zero, `scalarmult()` returns `Err(())` since
    +/// the resulting `GroupElement` would be all zero, no matter the `Scalar`.
     pub fn scalarmult(&Scalar(ref n): &Scalar,
    -                  &GroupElement(ref p): &GroupElement) -> GroupElement {
    +                  &GroupElement(ref p): &GroupElement)
    +                  -> Result<GroupElement, ()> {
         let mut q = [0; GROUPELEMENTBYTES];
         unsafe {
    -        ffi::crypto_scalarmult_curve25519(&mut q, n, p);
    +        if ffi::crypto_scalarmult_curve25519(&mut q, n, p) != 0 {
    +            Err(())
    +        } else {
    +            Ok(GroupElement(q))
    +        }
         }
    -    GroupElement(q)
     }
     
     /// `scalarmult_base()` computes the scalar product of a standard
    @@ -47,74 +53,77 @@ pub fn scalarmult_base(&Scalar(ref n): &Scalar) -> GroupElement {
     #[cfg(test)]
     mod test {
         use super::*;
    +    use randombytes::randombytes_into;
     
         #[test]
         fn test_vector_1() {
             // corresponding to tests/scalarmult.c and tests/scalarmult3.cpp from NaCl
    -        let alicesk = Scalar([0x77,0x07,0x6d,0x0a,0x73,0x18,0xa5,0x7d
    -                             ,0x3c,0x16,0xc1,0x72,0x51,0xb2,0x66,0x45
    -                             ,0xdf,0x4c,0x2f,0x87,0xeb,0xc0,0x99,0x2a
    -                             ,0xb1,0x77,0xfb,0xa5,0x1d,0xb9,0x2c,0x2a]);
    -        let alicepk_expected = [0x85,0x20,0xf0,0x09,0x89,0x30,0xa7,0x54
    -                               ,0x74,0x8b,0x7d,0xdc,0xb4,0x3e,0xf7,0x5a
    -                               ,0x0d,0xbf,0x3a,0x0d,0x26,0x38,0x1a,0xf4
    -                               ,0xeb,0xa4,0xa9,0x8e,0xaa,0x9b,0x4e,0x6a];
    +        let alicesk = Scalar([0x77, 0x07, 0x6d, 0x0a, 0x73, 0x18, 0xa5, 0x7d, 0x3c, 0x16, 0xc1,
    +                              0x72, 0x51, 0xb2, 0x66, 0x45, 0xdf, 0x4c, 0x2f, 0x87, 0xeb, 0xc0,
    +                              0x99, 0x2a, 0xb1, 0x77, 0xfb, 0xa5, 0x1d, 0xb9, 0x2c, 0x2a]);
    +        let alicepk_expected = [0x85, 0x20, 0xf0, 0x09, 0x89, 0x30, 0xa7, 0x54, 0x74, 0x8b, 0x7d,
    +                                0xdc, 0xb4, 0x3e, 0xf7, 0x5a, 0x0d, 0xbf, 0x3a, 0x0d, 0x26, 0x38,
    +                                0x1a, 0xf4, 0xeb, 0xa4, 0xa9, 0x8e, 0xaa, 0x9b, 0x4e, 0x6a];
             let GroupElement(alicepk) = scalarmult_base(&alicesk);
             assert!(alicepk == alicepk_expected);
         }
     
         #[test]
         fn test_vector_2() {
             // corresponding to tests/scalarmult2.c and tests/scalarmult4.cpp from NaCl
    -        let bobsk = Scalar([0x5d,0xab,0x08,0x7e,0x62,0x4a,0x8a,0x4b
    -                           ,0x79,0xe1,0x7f,0x8b,0x83,0x80,0x0e,0xe6
    -                           ,0x6f,0x3b,0xb1,0x29,0x26,0x18,0xb6,0xfd
    -                           ,0x1c,0x2f,0x8b,0x27,0xff,0x88,0xe0,0xeb]);
    -        let bobpk_expected = [0xde,0x9e,0xdb,0x7d,0x7b,0x7d,0xc1,0xb4
    -                             ,0xd3,0x5b,0x61,0xc2,0xec,0xe4,0x35,0x37
    -                             ,0x3f,0x83,0x43,0xc8,0x5b,0x78,0x67,0x4d
    -                             ,0xad,0xfc,0x7e,0x14,0x6f,0x88,0x2b,0x4f];
    +        let bobsk = Scalar([0x5d, 0xab, 0x08, 0x7e, 0x62, 0x4a, 0x8a, 0x4b, 0x79, 0xe1, 0x7f,
    +                            0x8b, 0x83, 0x80, 0x0e, 0xe6, 0x6f, 0x3b, 0xb1, 0x29, 0x26, 0x18,
    +                            0xb6, 0xfd, 0x1c, 0x2f, 0x8b, 0x27, 0xff, 0x88, 0xe0, 0xeb]);
    +        let bobpk_expected = [0xde, 0x9e, 0xdb, 0x7d, 0x7b, 0x7d, 0xc1, 0xb4, 0xd3, 0x5b, 0x61,
    +                              0xc2, 0xec, 0xe4, 0x35, 0x37, 0x3f, 0x83, 0x43, 0xc8, 0x5b, 0x78,
    +                              0x67, 0x4d, 0xad, 0xfc, 0x7e, 0x14, 0x6f, 0x88, 0x2b, 0x4f];
             let GroupElement(bobpk) = scalarmult_base(&bobsk);
             assert!(bobpk == bobpk_expected);
         }
     
         #[test]
         fn test_vector_3() {
             // corresponding to tests/scalarmult5.c and tests/scalarmult7.cpp from NaCl
    -        let alicesk = Scalar([0x77,0x07,0x6d,0x0a,0x73,0x18,0xa5,0x7d
    -                             ,0x3c,0x16,0xc1,0x72,0x51,0xb2,0x66,0x45
    -                             ,0xdf,0x4c,0x2f,0x87,0xeb,0xc0,0x99,0x2a
    -                             ,0xb1,0x77,0xfb,0xa5,0x1d,0xb9,0x2c,0x2a]);
    -        let bobpk = GroupElement([0xde,0x9e,0xdb,0x7d,0x7b,0x7d,0xc1,0xb4
    -                                 ,0xd3,0x5b,0x61,0xc2,0xec,0xe4,0x35,0x37
    -                                 ,0x3f,0x83,0x43,0xc8,0x5b,0x78,0x67,0x4d
    -                                 ,0xad,0xfc,0x7e,0x14,0x6f,0x88,0x2b,0x4f]);
    -        let k_expected = [0x4a,0x5d,0x9d,0x5b,0xa4,0xce,0x2d,0xe1
    -                         ,0x72,0x8e,0x3b,0xf4,0x80,0x35,0x0f,0x25
    -                         ,0xe0,0x7e,0x21,0xc9,0x47,0xd1,0x9e,0x33
    -                         ,0x76,0xf0,0x9b,0x3c,0x1e,0x16,0x17,0x42];
    -        let GroupElement(k) = scalarmult(&alicesk, &bobpk);
    +        let alicesk = Scalar([0x77, 0x07, 0x6d, 0x0a, 0x73, 0x18, 0xa5, 0x7d, 0x3c, 0x16, 0xc1,
    +                              0x72, 0x51, 0xb2, 0x66, 0x45, 0xdf, 0x4c, 0x2f, 0x87, 0xeb, 0xc0,
    +                              0x99, 0x2a, 0xb1, 0x77, 0xfb, 0xa5, 0x1d, 0xb9, 0x2c, 0x2a]);
    +        let bobpk = GroupElement([0xde, 0x9e, 0xdb, 0x7d, 0x7b, 0x7d, 0xc1, 0xb4, 0xd3, 0x5b,
    +                                  0x61, 0xc2, 0xec, 0xe4, 0x35, 0x37, 0x3f, 0x83, 0x43, 0xc8,
    +                                  0x5b, 0x78, 0x67, 0x4d, 0xad, 0xfc, 0x7e, 0x14, 0x6f, 0x88,
    +                                  0x2b, 0x4f]);
    +        let k_expected = [0x4a, 0x5d, 0x9d, 0x5b, 0xa4, 0xce, 0x2d, 0xe1, 0x72, 0x8e, 0x3b, 0xf4,
    +                          0x80, 0x35, 0x0f, 0x25, 0xe0, 0x7e, 0x21, 0xc9, 0x47, 0xd1, 0x9e, 0x33,
    +                          0x76, 0xf0, 0x9b, 0x3c, 0x1e, 0x16, 0x17, 0x42];
    +        let GroupElement(k) = scalarmult(&alicesk, &bobpk).unwrap();
             assert!(k == k_expected);
         }
     
         #[test]
         fn test_vector_4() {
             // corresponding to tests/scalarmult6.c from NaCl
    -        let bobsk = Scalar([0x5d,0xab,0x08,0x7e,0x62,0x4a,0x8a,0x4b
    -                           ,0x79,0xe1,0x7f,0x8b,0x83,0x80,0x0e,0xe6
    -                           ,0x6f,0x3b,0xb1,0x29,0x26,0x18,0xb6,0xfd
    -                           ,0x1c,0x2f,0x8b,0x27,0xff,0x88,0xe0,0xeb]);
    -        let alicepk = GroupElement([0x85,0x20,0xf0,0x09,0x89,0x30,0xa7,0x54
    -                                   ,0x74,0x8b,0x7d,0xdc,0xb4,0x3e,0xf7,0x5a
    -                                   ,0x0d,0xbf,0x3a,0x0d,0x26,0x38,0x1a,0xf4
    -                                   ,0xeb,0xa4,0xa9,0x8e,0xaa,0x9b,0x4e,0x6a]);
    -        let k_expected = [0x4a,0x5d,0x9d,0x5b,0xa4,0xce,0x2d,0xe1
    -                         ,0x72,0x8e,0x3b,0xf4,0x80,0x35,0x0f,0x25
    -                         ,0xe0,0x7e,0x21,0xc9,0x47,0xd1,0x9e,0x33
    -                         ,0x76,0xf0,0x9b,0x3c,0x1e,0x16,0x17,0x42];
    -        let GroupElement(k) = scalarmult(&bobsk, &alicepk);
    +        let bobsk = Scalar([0x5d, 0xab, 0x08, 0x7e, 0x62, 0x4a, 0x8a, 0x4b, 0x79, 0xe1, 0x7f,
    +                            0x8b, 0x83, 0x80, 0x0e, 0xe6, 0x6f, 0x3b, 0xb1, 0x29, 0x26, 0x18,
    +                            0xb6, 0xfd, 0x1c, 0x2f, 0x8b, 0x27, 0xff, 0x88, 0xe0, 0xeb]);
    +        let alicepk = GroupElement([0x85, 0x20, 0xf0, 0x09, 0x89, 0x30, 0xa7, 0x54, 0x74, 0x8b,
    +                                    0x7d, 0xdc, 0xb4, 0x3e, 0xf7, 0x5a, 0x0d, 0xbf, 0x3a, 0x0d,
    +                                    0x26, 0x38, 0x1a, 0xf4, 0xeb, 0xa4, 0xa9, 0x8e, 0xaa, 0x9b,
    +                                    0x4e, 0x6a]);
    +        let k_expected = [0x4a, 0x5d, 0x9d, 0x5b, 0xa4, 0xce, 0x2d, 0xe1, 0x72, 0x8e, 0x3b, 0xf4,
    +                          0x80, 0x35, 0x0f, 0x25, 0xe0, 0x7e, 0x21, 0xc9, 0x47, 0xd1, 0x9e, 0x33,
    +                          0x76, 0xf0, 0x9b, 0x3c, 0x1e, 0x16, 0x17, 0x42];
    +        let GroupElement(k) = scalarmult(&bobsk, &alicepk).unwrap();
             assert!(k == k_expected);
         }
    +
    +    #[test]
    +    #[should_panic]
    +    fn test_all_zero() {
    +        let mut sk = [0; SCALARBYTES];
    +        randombytes_into(&mut sk);
    +        let sk = Scalar(sk);
    +        let pk = GroupElement([0; GROUPELEMENTBYTES]);
    +        let _ = scalarmult(&sk, &pk).unwrap();
    +    }
     }
     
     #[cfg(feature = "benchmarks")]
    

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