CVE-2020-12821
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
07/07/2020
Last modified:
15/07/2020
Description
Gossipsub 1.0 does not properly resist invalid message spam, such as an eclipse attack or a sybil attack.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:protocol:gossipsub:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/61151/eclipse-attack-vs-sybil-attack
- https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPWuNBs8h6a8KamRvGqhTq5UDYJRQsEEy37zDKjujQQQm/Gossipsub%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf
- https://github.com/ipfs/blog/pull/450
- https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/pubsub/gossipsub/gossipsub-v1.1.md
- https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/pubsub/gossipsub



