CVE-2021-42219 – github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum

Package

Manager: go
Name: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <=1.10.9

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00317 pctl0.54212

Details

Denial of service in go-ethereum Go-Ethereum v1.10.9 was discovered to contain an issue which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via sending an excessive amount of messages to a node. This is caused by missing memory in the component /ethash/algorithm.go.

Metadata

Created: 2022-03-18T00:01:13Z
Modified: 2022-03-30T20:05:12Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/03/GHSA-vrcc-g6vj-mh5w/GHSA-vrcc-g6vj-mh5w.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-400"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-vrcc-g6vj-mh5w
Finding: F002
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