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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-43617

An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. When a custom shared secret is used, the sender and receiver may divulge parts of this secret to an untrusted Relay, as part of composing a room name.

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2 Nov 2026, 16:27 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2023-43617

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Sept 2023, 00:00 UTC

An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. When a custom shared secret is used, the sender and receiver may divulge parts of this secret to an untrusted Relay, as part of composing a room name.

osv:CVE-2023-43617
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43617",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:21.353766477Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/08/2",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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