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Medium severity5.7NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-16214

CVE-2019-16214

Description

Libra Core before 2019-09-03 has an erroneous regular expression for inline comments, which makes it easier for attackers to interfere with code auditing by using a nonstandard line-break character for a comment. For example, a Move module author can enter the // sequence (which introduces a single-line comment), followed by very brief comment text, the \r character, and code that has security-critical functionality. In many popular environments, this code is displayed on a separate line, and thus a reader may infer that the code is executed. However, the code is NOT executed, because language/compiler/ir_to_bytecode/src/parser.rs allows the comment to continue after the \r character.

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Affected products

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  • Libra/Libra Core2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:libra:libra_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:libra:libra_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2019-09-03
    • (no CPE)range: <2019-09-03
  • Libra Core/Libra Coredescription

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