Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-19158
ColossusCoinXT through 1.0.5 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks, which are stored on the victim's disk.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-19158
- cpe:2.3:a:colossusxt:colossuscoinxt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-19158
0.77%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 81 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-19158
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
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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
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-19158
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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-2018-19158
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http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf
Technical Description;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/ColossusCoinXT/ColossusCoinXT/compare/0223904...9666bb8
Comparing 0223904...9666bb8 · ColossusCoinXT/ColossusCoinXT · GitHubPatch
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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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