CVE-2023-40591
Ethereum Geth P2P Memory Exhaustion Denial of Service
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 6, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 12, 2023, 3:24 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2023-40591.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures | Product |
| https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value 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://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures No Types Assigned https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures Product Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm No Types Assigned https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ethereum:go_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.10.0 up to (excluding) 1.12.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-40591 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-2023-40591
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.02%
score
0.45309
percentile