CVE-2024-36289 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Reusing a nonce, key pair in encryption issue exists in "FreeFrom - the nostr client" App versions prior to 1.3.5 for Android and iOS. If this vulnerability is exploited, the content of direct messages (DMs) between users may be manipulated by a man-in-the-middle attack.

Published: 2024-06-17

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

FreeFrom K.K.

"FreeFrom - the nostr client" App for Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`prior to 1.3.5`	affected	—

FreeFrom K.K.

"FreeFrom - the nostr client" App for iOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`prior to 1.3.5`	affected	—

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00117.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/freefrom-the-nostr-client/id6446819930
https://freefrom.space/
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN55045256/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freefrom

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00107}`	epss `{'score': 0.00222}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2024-06-17T07:34:25.793Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:37:05.005Z

Reserved: 2024-06-03T03:52:22.331Z

Link: CVE-2024-36289

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:37:05.005Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-06-17T08:15:49.063

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-36289

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-323

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