Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-19155
navcoin through 4.3.0 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks. The attack requires no stake and can fill the victim's disk and RAM.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-19155
- cpe:2.3:a:navcoin:navcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-19155
0.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 62 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-19155
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-19155
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-19155
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http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf
Third Party Advisory
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https://medium.com/@dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806
“Fake Stake” attacks on chain-based Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrenciesThird Party Advisory
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