GHSA-6973-8887-87ff
CRITICALGHSA-6973-8887-87ff is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.6) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in nimiq-block. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-6973-8887-87ff is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
nimiq-block has skip block quorum bypass via out-of-range BitSet indices & u16 truncation
Blast Radius
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Description
Impact
SkipBlockProof::verify computes its quorum check using BitSet.len(), then iterates BitSet indices and casts each usize index to u16 (slot as u16) for slot lookup. If an attacker can get a SkipBlockProof verified where MultiSignature.signers contains out-of-range indices spaced by 65536, these indices inflate len() but collide onto the same in-range u16 slot during aggregation.
This makes it possible for a malicious validator with far fewer than 2f+1 real signer slots to pass skip block proof verification by multiplying a single BLS signature by the same factor.
Patches
The patch for this vulnerability is included as part of v1.3.0.
Workarounds
No known workarounds.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | nimiq-block | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for nimiq-block. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of nimiq-block has shipped for GHSA-6973-8887-87ff yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-6973-8887-87ff is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-6973-8887-87ff. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-6973-8887-87ff in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-6973-8887-87ff across crates.io dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.