Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Grin - CVE-2020-12439
Published: May 6, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34412
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12439
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Grin before 3.1.0 allows attackers to adversely affect availability of data on a Mimblewimble blockchain.
Affected software
Grin
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12439
Install update from vendor's website.
Grin - update to 3.1.0