CVE-2022-29219

HIGH

Lodestar < 0.36.0 - Consensus Split via Integer Overflow in AttesterSlashing and ProposerSlashing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Lodestar is a TypeScript implementation of the Ethereum Consensus specification. Prior to version 0.36.0, there is a possible consensus split given maliciously-crafted `AttesterSlashing` or `ProposerSlashing` being included on-chain. Because the developers represent `uint64` values as native javascript `number`s, there is an issue when those variables with large (greater than 2^53) `uint64` values are included on chain. In those cases, Lodestar may view valid_`AttesterSlashing` or `ProposerSlashing` as invalid, due to rounding errors in large `number` values. This causes a consensus split, where Lodestar nodes are forked away from the main network. Similarly, Lodestar may consider invalid `ProposerSlashing` as valid, thus including in proposed blocks that will be considered invalid by the network. Version 0.36.0 contains a fix for this issue. As a workaround, use `BigInt` to represent `Slot` and `Epoch` values in `AttesterSlashing` and `ProposerSlashing` objects. `BigInt` is too slow to be used in all `Slot` and `Epoch` cases, so one may carefully use `BigInt` just where necessary for consensus.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/pull/3977
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/releases/tag/v0.36.0

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0123
EPSS Percentile 64.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (2)
chainsafe/lodestar < 0.36.0
chainsafe/lodestar 0 - 0.36.0npm
Published May 24, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026