7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-43669
HyperLedger Fabric Order Header Validation Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability has been detected in HyperLedger Fabric v1.4.0, v2.0.0, v2.0.1, v2.3.0. It can easily break down as many orderers as the attacker wants. This bug can be leveraged by constructing a message whose header is invalid to the interface Order. This bug has been admitted and fixed by the developers of Fabric.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 23, 2021, 5:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43669 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linuxfoundation fabric
1 Hyperledger fabric
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-2021-43669.

URL Resource
https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/pull/2828 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://jira.hyperledger.org/browse/FAB-18528 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-43669 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/pull/2828 No Types Assigned https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/pull/2828 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.hyperledger.org/browse/FAB-18528 No Types Assigned https://jira.hyperledger.org/browse/FAB-18528 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-444
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:fabric:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:fabric:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:fabric:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:fabric:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.45488

percentile

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