Improper resource allocation In github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Description
Go Ethereum affected by DoS via malicious p2p message
Impact
An attacker can cause high memory usage by sending a specially-crafted p2p message. More details to be released later.
Patches
The issue is resolved in the v1.17.0 release.
Credit
This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by @revofusion
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Component | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 go | 1.17.0 |
Aliases
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References
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