What is CVE-2022-23487?

CVE-2022-23487 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libp2p Js-libp2p, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-23487?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Libp2p Js-libp2p

CVE-2022-23487

js-libp2p is the official javascript Implementation of libp2p networking stack. Versions older than `v0.38.0` of js-libp2p are vulnerable to targeted resource exhaustion attacks. These attacks target libp2p’s connection, stream, peer, and…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Libp2p Js-libp2p — versions < 0.38.0
Protocol Libp2p

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23487?: CVE-2022-23487 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libp2p Js-libp2p, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-23487?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.