The ML-DSA crate is a Rust implementation of the Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard (ML-DSA). Starting in version 0.0.4 and prior to version 0.1.0-rc.4, the ML-DSA signature verification implementation in the RustCrypto ml-dsa crate incorrectly accepts signatures with repeated (duplicate) hint indices. According to the ML-DSA specification (FIPS 204 / RFC 9881), hint indices within each polynomial must be strictly increasing. The current implementation uses a non-strict monotonic check (<= instead of <), allowing duplicate indices. This is a regression bug. The original implementation was correct, but a commit in version 0.0.4 inadvertently changed the strict < comparison to <=, introducing the vulnerability. Version 0.1.0-rc.4 fixes the issue.
Exploitability
AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:NI:LA:N5.3/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NOther