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CVE-2023-40591

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Date: September 6, 2023

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.

Language: Go

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Related Resources (6)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40591
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm
https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-40591

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')

CWE-400

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

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