// For flags

CVE-2023-40591

Denial of service via malicious p2p message in go-ethereum

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node, can be made to consume unbounded amounts of memory when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. The fix is included in geth version `1.12.1-stable`, i.e, `1.12.2-unstable` and onwards. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

go-ethereum (geth) es una implementación de la capa de ejecución golang del protocolo Ethereum. Se puede hacer que un nodo vulnerable consuma cantidades ilimitadas de memoria cuando se manejan mensajes p2p especialmente manipulados enviados desde un nodo atacante. La corrección se incluye en la versión de geth '1.12.1-stable', es decir, '1.12.2-unstable' y posteriores. Se recomienda a los usuarios que actualicen. No hay workarounds conocidas para esta vulnerabilidad.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-09-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-26 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-08 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ethereum
Search vendor "Ethereum"
Go Ethereum
Search vendor "Ethereum" for product "Go Ethereum"
>= 1.10.0 < 1.12.1
Search vendor "Ethereum" for product "Go Ethereum" and version " >= 1.10.0 < 1.12.1"
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Affected