VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-42219
Go-Ethereum v1.10.9 was discovered to contain an issue which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via sending an excessive amount of messages to a node.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.20%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Go-Ethereum v1.10.9 was discovered to contain an issue which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via sending an excessive amount of messages to a node. This is caused by missing memory in the component /ethash/algorithm.go.
- 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
- 1.20% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ethereum/go ethereum
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dYFSpNZPC0OV-n1mMqdc269u9yYU1XQy/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112110745137218798745&rtpof=true&sd=trueExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dYFSpNZPC0OV-n1mMqdc269u9yYU1XQy/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112110745137218798745&rtpof=true&sd=trueExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.