CVE-2020-12821

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Published Jul 7, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Gossipsub 1.0 does not properly resist invalid message spam, such as an eclipse attack or a sybil attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:protocol:gossipsub:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-5104	Gossipsub 1.0 does not properly resist invalid message spam, such as an eclipse attack or a sybil attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.937% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/61151/eclipse-attack-vs-sybil-attack
https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPWuNBs8h6a8KamRvGqhTq5UDYJRQsEEy37zDKjujQQQm/Gossipsub%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf
https://github.com/ipfs/blog/pull/450
https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/pubsub/gossipsub/gossipsub-v1.1.md
https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/pubsub/gossipsub

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Protocol Gossipsub

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 7, 2020, 7:18 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:04 PM
Reserved: May 12, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 7, 2020, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM

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