CVE-2023-40591 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00315.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Ethereum	Go Ethereum

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-2566	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm	Go-Ethereum vulnerable to denial of service via malicious p2p message

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm

History

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2023-09-06T18:07:20.899Z

Updated: 2024-09-26T15:19:33.428Z

Reserved: 2023-08-16T18:24:02.393Z

Link: CVE-2023-40591

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:38:50.931Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-06T19:15:44.100

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:19:46.860

Link: CVE-2023-40591

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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