qtum up to 0.16 Header resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in qtum up to 0.16. This impacts an unknown function of the component Header Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-19151. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in qtum up to 0.16. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

qtum through 0.16 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks. The attack requires no stake and can fill the victim's disk and RAM.

The weakness was released 10/29/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-19151 since 11/10/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• qtum

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• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16

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