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
Link | Resource |
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https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures | Product |
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1 | Release Notes |
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2023-09-06T18:07:20.899Z
Updated: 2023-09-06T18:07:20.899Z
Reserved: 2023-08-16T18:24:02.393Z
Link: CVE-2023-40591
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2023-09-06T19:15:44.100
Modified: 2023-09-12T15:24:11.223
Link: CVE-2023-40591
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CWE