Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in go-merkledag - CVE-2022-23495
Published: December 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70098
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23495
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the way ProtoNode can be configured. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
go-merkledag
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23495
Install updates from vendor's website.
go-merkledag - update to 0.8.1
External References
- https://github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag/releases/tag/v0.8.1
- https://github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag/releases/tag/v0.8.0
- https://github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag/pull/93
- https://github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag/security/advisories/GHSA-x39j-h85h-3f46
- https://github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag/pull/91
- https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/9297
- https://github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag/pull/92
- https://github.com/ipfs/go-merkledag/issues/90