The blockchain security firm SlowMist shared a post citing that a critical vulnerability is found in Libbitcoin explorer’s 3.x version which is widely used by cryptocurrency wallets.
As per the Milk Sad, this vulnerability in Libbitcoin Explorer has arised due to weak functionality that has led to an estimated damage of $900k with putting several crypto wallets at risk. Milk Sad blog compares this with Trust Wallet vulnerabilities found in the past.
Slow Mist describes that the implementation of pseudo random number generator (PRNG) in Libbitcoin Explorer is at the core of it all. PRNG uses the Mersenne twister algorithm while utilizing 32 bits of system time in seed which can cause the attack and access to users private keys.
The vulnerability can expose private keys of crypto wallets which used Libbitcoin’s explorer 3.x in seed generating. The currently affected cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Zcash and others.
Several users claimed that the potential loophole was identified 6 years ago within Libbitcoin explorer’s github wiki and it seems neglected.
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