CVE-2021-41591 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.

Published: 2021-10-04

Score: 9.4 Critical

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:acinq:eclair:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-28605	ACINQ Eclair before 0.6.3 allows loss of funds because of dust HTLC exposure.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0165.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/good-griefing-a-lingering-vulnerability-on-lightning-network-that-still-needs-fixing
https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/pull/1985
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-May/002714.html
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2021-October/003257.html

History

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Subscriptions

Acinq Eclair

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-10-04T16:47:56.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:15:29.283Z

Reserved: 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-41591

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-04T17:15:08.627

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:08:41.997

Link: CVE-2021-41591

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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