Go Ethereum up to 1.9.24 GetProofsV2 Request resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Go Ethereum up to 1.9.24. This affects an unknown part of the component GetProofsV2 Request Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-26264. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Go Ethereum up to 1.9.24. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GetProofsV2 Request 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.

The weakness was shared 12/12/2020. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-26264. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.9.25 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Go Ethereum 1.9.25
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/01/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-26264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-26264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166069

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2020 06:53
Updated: 12/16/2020 11:25
Changes: 12/12/2020 06:53 (39), 12/16/2020 11:20 (6), 12/16/2020 11:25 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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