CVE-2023-40591

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Sep 6, 2023
Updated: Sep 12, 2023
CWE ID 400

Summary

CVE-2023-40591 is a vulnerability that affects the go-ethereum (geth) implementation of the Ethereum protocol. It allows an attacker to send specially crafted p2p messages to a vulnerable node, causing it to consume excessive amounts of memory. The fix for this vulnerability is included in geth version 1.12.1-stable and onwards, so users are advised to upgrade to mitigate the risk. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. The potential danger posed by this vulnerability is rated as high, with a base severity score of 7.5, as it can lead to resource exhaustion and impact the availability of affected systems.

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