5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-36689
Streetside Samourai Wallet Weak PIN Brute Force Attack
Description

An issue discovered in com.samourai.wallet.PinEntryActivity.java in Streetside Samourai Wallet 0.99.96i allows attackers to view sensitive information and decrypt data via a brute force attack that uses a recovered samourai.dat file. The PIN is 5 to 8 digits, which may be insufficient in this situation.

INFO

Published Date :

March 4, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 10, 2023, 3:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-36689 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samourai-wallet-android_project samourai-wallet-android
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://code.samourai.io/wallet/samourai-wallet-android/-/blob/develop/app/src/main/java/com/samourai/wallet/PinEntryActivity.java#L302 Third Party Advisory
https://vrls.ws/posts/2021/08/samourai-wallet-bitcoin-pin-authentication-bypass-crypto/ Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-36689 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://code.samourai.io/wallet/samourai-wallet-android/-/blob/develop/app/src/main/java/com/samourai/wallet/PinEntryActivity.java#L302 No Types Assigned https://code.samourai.io/wallet/samourai-wallet-android/-/blob/develop/app/src/main/java/com/samourai/wallet/PinEntryActivity.java#L302 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vrls.ws/posts/2021/08/samourai-wallet-bitcoin-pin-authentication-bypass-crypto/ No Types Assigned https://vrls.ws/posts/2021/08/samourai-wallet-bitcoin-pin-authentication-bypass-crypto/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-521
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:samourai-wallet-android_project:samourai-wallet-android:0.99.96i:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.18494

percentile

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