Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-1000013 · published 4 February 2019
CVE-2019-1000013: Hex core insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability
Hex · Hex Core
Hex package manager hex_core version 0.3.0 and earlier contains a Signing oracle vulnerability in Package registry verification that can result in Package modifications not detected, allowing code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via victim fetches packages from malicious/compromised mirror. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.4.0.
Description
Hex package manager hex_core version 0.3.0 and earlier contains a Signing oracle vulnerability in Package registry verification that can result in Package modifications not detected, allowing code execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via victim fetches packages from malicious/compromised mirror. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.4.0.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/pull/48 | PatchThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/pull/51 | PatchThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/pull/48 | PatchThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core/pull/51 | PatchThird Party Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-1000013), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.