Resource exhaustion in Hyperledger Indy Node
CVE-2020-11090
In Indy Node 1.12.2, there is an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability. Indy Node has a bug in TAA handling code. The current primary can be crashed with a malformed transaction from a client, which leads to a view change. Repeated rapid view changes have the potential of bringing down the network. This is fixed in version 1.12.3.
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: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Hyperledger Indy Node — versions = 1.12.2
- Linuxfoundation Indy-Node — versions 1.12.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/security/advisories/GHSA-3gw4-m5w7-v89c (Third Party Advisory)
- pypi.org/project/indy-node/1.12.3/ (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11090?
- CVE-2020-11090 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hyperledger Indy Node, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11090?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.