Resource exhaustion in Ethereum Go-Ethereum
CVE-2022-29177
Go Ethereum is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.10.17, a vulnerable node, if configured to use high verbosity logging, can be made to crash when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. Version 1.10.17 contains a patch that addresses the problem. As a workaround, setting loglevel to default level (`INFO`) makes the node not vulnerable to this attack.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Ethereum Go-Ethereum — versions < 1.10.17
- Ethereum Go
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-wjxw-gh3m-7pm5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/24507 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29177?
- CVE-2022-29177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ethereum Go-Ethereum, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29177?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-29177 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.