go-ethereum prior 1.12.1-stable/1.12.2-unstable golang Execution Layer resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in go-ethereum. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component golang Execution Layer. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-40591. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in go-ethereum. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component golang Execution Layer. 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:

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.

The weakness was released 09/07/2023 as GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-40591 since 08/16/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 1.12.1-stable or 1.12.2-unstable eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: go-ethereum 1.12.1-stable/1.12.2-unstable

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08/16/2023 🔍
09/06/2023 +21 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239056

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2023 01:08
Changes: 09/07/2023 01:08 (50)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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