CVE-2021-41173
Go Ethereum Node Crash Vulnerability (Denial of Service)
Description
Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.9, a vulnerable node is susceptible to crash when processing a maliciously crafted message from a peer. Version v1.10.9 contains patches to the vulnerability. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 26, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 28, 2021, 8:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-41173 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits
tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-41173
.
URL | Resource |
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https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/e40b37718326b8b4873b3b00a0db2e6c6d9ea738 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/23801 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.10.9 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-59hh-656j-3p7v | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE-2021-41173
vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-41173
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/e40b37718326b8b4873b3b00a0db2e6c6d9ea738 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/e40b37718326b8b4873b3b00a0db2e6c6d9ea738 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/23801 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/23801 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.10.9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.10.9 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-59hh-656j-3p7v No Types Assigned https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-59hh-656j-3p7v Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.10.9
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41173
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-41173
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.20 }} 0.01%
score
0.57082
percentile