CVE-2021-41173 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-41173: DoS via maliciously crafted p2p message

Vendor Ethereum
Product go-ethereum
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published October 26, 2021
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 26, 2021 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated