Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm
Product x_refsource_misc
https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0098
EPSS Percentile
57.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (2)
ethereum/go-ethereum
0 - 1.12.1-stableGo
ethereum/go_ethereum
1.10.0 - 1.12.1
Published
Sep 06, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026