CVE-2021-21387

Partial secret key disclosure, improper safety number calculation, & inadequate encryption strength

Published Mar 19, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Wrongthink peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted messenger with PeerJS and Axolotl ratchet. In wrongthink from version 2.0.0 and before 2.3.0 there was a set of vulnerabilities causing inadequate encryption strength. Part of the secret identity key was disclosed by the fingerprint used for connection. Additionally, the safety number was improperly calculated. It was computed using part of one of the public identity keys instead of being derived from both public identity keys. This caused issues in computing safety numbers which would potentially be exploitable in the real world. Additionally there was inadequate encryption strength due to use of 1024-bit DSA keys. These issues are all fixed in version 2.3.0.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-8691 Wrongthink peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted messenger with PeerJS and Axolotl ratchet. In wrongthink from version 2.0.0 and before 2.3.0 there was a set of vulnerabilities causing inadequate encryption strength. Part of the secret identity key was disclosed by the fingerprint used for connection. Additionally, the safety number was improperly calculated. It was computed using part of one of the public identity keys instead of being derived from both public identity keys. This caused issues in computing safety numbers which would potentially be exploitable in the real world. Additionally there was inadequate encryption strength due to use of 1024-bit DSA keys. These issues are all fixed in version 2.3.0.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 6:09 PM
Reserved
Dec 22, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 19, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:35 AM