VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-19160
Diamond through 3.0.1.2 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Diamond through 3.0.1.2 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks, which are stored on the victim's disk.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.30% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- bit.diamonds/diamond
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806
- http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.