Libra Core before 2019-09-03 has an erroneous regular expression for inline comments, which makes it easier for attackers to interfere with code auditing by using a nonstandard line-break character for a comment. For example, a Move module author can enter the // sequence (which introduces a single-line comment), followed by very brief comment text, the \r character, and code that has security-critical functionality. In many popular environments, this code is displayed on a separate line, and thus a reader may infer that the code is executed. However, the code is NOT executed, because language/compiler/ir_to_bytecode/src/parser.rs allows the comment to continue after the \r character.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-09-11T03:51:57

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:10:41.445Z

Reserved: 2019-09-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-16214

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-11T04:15:11.887

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:30:17.260

Link: CVE-2019-16214

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