Browser-based Merkle tree demo — build a tree, generate inclusion proofs, recompute the root hash by hash, and replay the RFC 6962 second-preimage and CVE-2012-2459 attacks. Real SHA-256. No backend.

What happened

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Affected versions

Unknown product: See original advisory Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

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Detection & mitigation

• Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.