VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-42319

Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a crafted GraphQL query.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.89%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a crafted GraphQL query. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the "graphql endpoint [is not] designed to withstand attacks by hostile clients, nor handle huge amounts of clients/traffic.

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: 0.89% probability · 57th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: ethereum/go ethereum
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://blog.mevsec.com/posts/geth-dos-with-graphql/Exploit
https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/securityVendor Advisory
https://blog.mevsec.com/posts/geth-dos-with-graphql/Exploit
https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/securityVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.