Resource exhaustion in Github.com/tendermint/tendermint Github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/lib/client
CVE-2019-25072
Due to support of Gzip compression in request bodies, as well as a lack of limiting response body sizes, a malicious server can cause a client to consume a significant amount of system resources, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/3430 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/tendermint/tendermint/commit/03085c2da23b179c4a51f59a03cb40aa4e85a613 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0037 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25072?
- CVE-2019-25072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github.com/tendermint/tendermint Github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/lib/client, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25072?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-25072 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.