cvelist/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40591.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2023-40591",
        "ASSIGNER": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "description": {
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            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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.\n"
            }
        ]
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            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption",
                        "cweId": "CWE-400"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
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                {
                    "vendor_name": "ethereum",
                    "product": {
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                            {
                                "product_name": "go-ethereum",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "=",
                                            "version_value": "< 1.12.1-stable"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
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                    }
                }
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1"
            }
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    "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": [
            {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 7.5,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                "version": "3.1"
            }
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}