#VU80507 Input validation error in go-ethereum - CVE-2023-40591
Published: September 6, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80507
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-2023-40591
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
go-ethereum
go-ethereum
Software vendor:
Ethereum
Ethereum
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. A remote attacker can send specially crafted p2p messages to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.