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The leancrypto library is a cryptographic library that exclusively contains only PQC-resistant cryptographic algorithms. Prior to version 1.7.1, lc_x509_extract_name_segment() casts size_t vlen to uint8_t when storing the Common Name (CN) length. An attacker who crafts a certificate with CN = victims CN + 256 bytes padding gets cn_size = (uint8_t)(256 + N) = N, where N is the victims CN length. The first N bytes of the attackers CN are the victims identity. After parsing, the attackers certificate has an identical CN to the victims — enabling identity impersonation in PKCS#7 verification, certificate chain matching, and code signing. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.1.