medium5.9
CVE-2023-33982
Bramble Handshake Protocol (BHP) in Briar before 1.5.3 is not forward secure: eavesdroppers can decrypt network traffic between two accounts if they later comp…
Impact
Bramble Handshake Protocol (BHP) in Briar before 1.5.3 is not forward secure: eavesdroppers can decrypt network traffic between two accounts if they later compromise both accounts. NOTE: the eavesdropping is typically impractical because BHP runs over an encrypted session that uses the Tor hidden service protocol.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Briarproject | Briar | before 1.5.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://briarproject.org/news/2023-three-security-issues-found-and-fixed/
- https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_YuanmingSong.pdf
- https://briarproject.org/news/2023-three-security-issues-found-and-fixed/
- https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_YuanmingSong.pdf