CVE-2023-40591

Denial of service via malicious p2p message in go-ethereum

Published Sep 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node, can be made to consume unbounded amounts of memory when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. The fix is included in geth version `1.12.1-stable`, i.e, `1.12.2-unstable` and onwards. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2566 go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node, can be made to consume unbounded amounts of memory when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node. The fix is included in geth version `1.12.1-stable`, i.e, `1.12.2-unstable` and onwards. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm Go-Ethereum vulnerable to denial of service via malicious p2p message
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 26, 2024, 3:19 PM
Reserved
Aug 16, 2023, 6:24 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 6, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:18 AM