Description
TenderMint from version 0.33.0 and before version 0.33.6 allows block proposers to include signatures for the wrong block. This may happen naturally if you start a network, have it run for some time and restart it (**without changing chainID**). A malicious block proposer (even with a minimal amount of stake) can use this vulnerability to completely halt the network. This issue is fixed in Tendermint 0.33.6 which checks all the signatures are for the block with 2/3+ majority before creating a commit.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/security/advisories/GHSA-6jqj-f58p-mrw3
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/4926
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/commit/480b995a31727593f58b361af979054d17d84340
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
35.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-347
Status
published
Products (2)
tendermint/tendermint
0 - 0.33.6Go
tendermint/tendermint
0.33.0 - 0.33.6
Published
Jul 02, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026