CVE-2023-40591
go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- 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
- 1.12% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- ethereum/go ethereum
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosuresProduct
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1Release Notes
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cmThird Party Advisory
- https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosuresProduct
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1Release Notes
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cmThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.