CVE-2018-11548
An issue was discovered in EOS.IO DAWN 4.2. plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp does not limit the number of P2P connections from the same source IP address.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in EOS.IO DAWN 4.2. plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp does not limit the number of P2P connections from the same source IP address.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.31% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- block/eos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/EOSIO/eos/issues/3497Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/EOSIO/eos/issues/3497Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.