The leancrypto library is a cryptographic library that exclusively contains only PQC-resistant cryptographic algorithms. Prior to version 1.7.1, lc_x509_extract_name_segment() casts size_t vlen to uint8_t when storing the Common Name (CN) length. An attacker who crafts a certificate with CN = victim's CN + 256 bytes padding gets cn_size = (uint8_t)(256 + N) = N, where N is the victim's CN length. The first N bytes of the attacker's CN are the victim's identity. After parsing, the attacker's certificate has an identical CN to the victim's — enabling identity impersonation in PKCS#7 verification, certificate chain matching, and code signing. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.1.
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| Description | The leancrypto library is a cryptographic library that exclusively contains only PQC-resistant cryptographic algorithms. Prior to version 1.7.1, lc_x509_extract_name_segment() casts size_t vlen to uint8_t when storing the Common Name (CN) length. An attacker who crafts a certificate with CN = victim's CN + 256 bytes padding gets cn_size = (uint8_t)(256 + N) = N, where N is the victim's CN length. The first N bytes of the attacker's CN are the victim's identity. After parsing, the attacker's certificate has an identical CN to the victim's — enabling identity impersonation in PKCS#7 verification, certificate chain matching, and code signing. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.1. | |
| Title | leancrypto: Integer truncation in X.509 name parser enables certificate identity impersonation | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-681 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-04-02T17:54:53.250Z
Updated: 2026-04-02T17:54:53.250Z
Reserved: 2026-03-30T17:15:52.500Z
Link: CVE-2026-34610
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-02T18:16:32.567
Modified: 2026-04-02T18:16:32.567
Link: CVE-2026-34610
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