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rustsec-2021-0075
Vulnerability from osv_rustsec
Published
2021-07-08 12:00
Modified
2023-06-13 13:10
Summary
Flaw in `FieldVar::mul_by_inverse` allows unsound R1CS constraint systems
Details

Versions 0.2.0 to 0.3.0 of ark-r1cs-std did not enforce any constraints in the FieldVar::mul_by_inverse method, allowing a malicious prover to produce an unsound proof that passes all verifier checks. This method was used primarily in scalar multiplication for short_weierstrass::ProjectiveVar.

This bug was fixed in commit 47ddbaa, and was released as part of version 0.3.1 on crates.io.


{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "categories": [
          "crypto-failure"
        ],
        "cvss": null,
        "informational": null
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "affected_functions": null,
        "affects": {
          "arch": [],
          "functions": [
            "ark_r1cs_std::FieldVar::mul_by_inverse"
          ],
          "os": []
        }
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "ark-r1cs-std",
        "purl": "pkg:cargo/ark-r1cs-std"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.0.0-0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.3.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "versions": []
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-38194",
    "GHSA-qj3v-q2vj-4c8h"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "license": "CC0-1.0"
  },
  "details": "Versions `0.2.0` to `0.3.0` of ark-r1cs-std did not enforce any constraints in the `FieldVar::mul_by_inverse` method, allowing a malicious prover to produce an unsound proof that passes all verifier checks.\nThis method was used primarily in scalar multiplication for [`short_weierstrass::ProjectiveVar`](https://docs.rs/ark-r1cs-std/0.3.0/ark_r1cs_std/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/struct.ProjectiveVar.html).\n\nThis bug was fixed in commit `47ddbaa`, and was released as part of version `0.3.1` on `crates.io`.",
  "id": "RUSTSEC-2021-0075",
  "modified": "2023-06-13T13:10:24Z",
  "published": "2021-07-08T12:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://crates.io/crates/ark-r1cs-std"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0075.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/arkworks-rs/r1cs-std/pull/70"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Flaw in `FieldVar::mul_by_inverse` allows unsound R1CS constraint systems"
}



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