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CVE-2021-41173

DoS via maliciously crafted p2p message

Published: Oct 26, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
NVD MITRE
5.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 35.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.9, a vulnerable node is susceptible to crash when processing a maliciously crafted message from a peer. Version v1.10.9 contains patches to the vulnerability. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

go-ethereumethereum
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereumGoOSS Libraries
go ethereumethereum
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ethereumoss-projectOSS Librariesaka go ethereum, go-ethereum, cpp-ethereum
gopackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-59hh-656j-3p7v
github.com
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/23801
github.com
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/e40b37718326b8b4873b3b00a0db2e6c6d9ea738
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 26, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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