#VU24493 Input validation error in Grin - CVE-2020-6638
Published: January 22, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24493
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6638
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Grin
Grin
Software vendor:
mimblewimble
mimblewimble
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when following a question in the dev/crypto gitter channel. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.