Hydra is the layer-two scalability solution for Cardano. Prior to version 0.13.0, not signing and verifying `$\mathsf{cid}$` allows an attacker (which must be a participant of this head) to use a snapshot from an old head instance with the same participants to close the head or contest the state with it. This can lead to an incorrect distribution of value (= value extraction attack; hard, but possible) or prevent the head to finalize because the value available is not consistent with the closed utxo state (= denial of service; easy). A patch is planned for version 0.13.0. As a workaround, rotate keys between heads so not to re-use keys and not result in the same multi-signature participants.
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Published : 2023-09-21 17:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 08:23
NVD link : CVE-2023-42806
Mitre link : CVE-2023-42806
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42806
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Products Affected
iohk
- hydra
CWE
CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature