What is CVE-2023-42319?

CVE-2023-42319 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ethereum Go. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-42319?

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

Vulnerability in Ethereum Go

CVE-2023-42319

Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a crafted GraphQL query. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the "graphql endpoint [is not] designed to withstand attacks by hostile clients, nor handle huge amounts of clients/traffic.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th 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

Ethereum Go_ethereum
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42319?: CVE-2023-42319 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ethereum Go. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-42319?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.