AI-generated analysisPublished automatically and not human-verified. Validated context appears in community notes below.
← Watch feed
Moderate 59 Bitcoin

fix(zcash): validate empty shielded bundle balances

Public commit record

What the developer wrote

Authored by Adam Tucker

62/100 · Adequate
fix(zcash): validate empty shielded bundle balances
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope! No meaningful explanatory body
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a validation check for Zcash PCZT (Partially Created Zcash Transaction) parsing in the Keystone hardware wallet firmware. It ensures that if an Orchard or Ironwood shielded bundle contains no actions, its declared value sum must be zero. Previously, a malformed or malicious transaction with an empty shielded bundle but a non-zero value sum might have been accepted, potentially allowing incorrect balance reporting or transaction signing.

Recommended action

Review whether this validation is sufficient and whether similar consistency checks are needed for Sapling and transparent bundles. Ensure the fix is included in the next firmware release and consider whether any prior firmware version accepted such malformed PCZTs.

Security signals we found

01

Input validation added for empty shielded bundle value_sum

02

Potential balance-consistency issue in Zcash PCZT handling

03

Test case demonstrates malformed PCZT rejection

04

Fix targets Orchard and Ironwood shielded pools

Risk score

Why this scored 59/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 18/30
Exploitability 12/25
Stealth signal 10/15
Affected reach 8/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
Human-validated context

Community notes

Notes can correct, qualify, or add evidence to the AI analysis. Every note shown here has been validated by a human moderator.

No validated notes yet.

The AI analysis stands alone for now. Submit a note if you can add evidence or important context.