GHSA-JP37-5QHW-MFFW Sharks has a Bias of Polynomial Coefficients in Secret Sharing

Affected versions of this crate allowed for a bias when generating random polynomials for Shamir Secret Sharing, where instead of being within the range 0, 255 they were instead in the range 1, 255. A description from Cure53, who originally found the issue, is available: The correct method to...

Sharks has a Bias of Polynomial Coefficients in Secret Sharing

Affected versions of this crate allowed for a bias when generating random polynomials for Shamir Secret Sharing, where instead of being within the range 0, 255 they were instead in the range 1, 255. A description from Cure53, who originally found the issue, is available: The correct method to...

PT-2024-40350 · Blahaj +1 · Blahaj +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: sharks crate affected versions not specified Description: The issue concerns a bias in generating random polynomials for Shamir Secret Sharing. Instead of coefficients being in the range 0, 255, they were in the range 1, 255. This allows an...