CVE-2023-26248

MEDIUM

go-libp2p-kad-dht <= 0.20.0 - Content Censorship via Sybil Peer ID Hijacking

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Kademlia DHT (go-libp2p-kad-dht 0.20.0 and earlier) used in IPFS (0.18.1 and earlier) assigns routing information for content (i.e., information about who holds the content) to be stored by peers whose peer IDs have a small DHT distance from the content ID. This allows an attacker to censor content by generating many Sybil peers whose peer IDs have a small distance from the content ID, thus hijacking the content resolution process.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 10.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht 0Go
Published Oct 25, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026