CVE-2022-29177 – github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum

Package

Manager: go
Name: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <1.10.17

Severity

Level: Medium

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

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

EPSS: 0.00317 pctl0.54212

Details

DoS via malicious p2p message in Go Ethereum ### Impact A vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. ### Patches The following PR addresses the problem: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/24507 ### Workarounds Aside from applying the PR linked above, setting loglevel to default level (`INFO`) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack. ### Credits This bug was reported by `nrv` via bounty@ethereum.org, who has gracefully requested that the bounty rewards be donated to Médecins sans frontières. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [go-ethereum](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum)

Metadata

Created: 2022-05-24T20:54:55Z
Modified: 2022-06-07T14:30:11Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5/GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-400"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5
Finding: F002
Auto approve: 1