CVE-2017-20154 ghostlander Phoenixcoin main.cpp accept denial of service
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Phoenixcoin by exploiting a flaw in the transaction memory pool acceptance logic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20154?
CVE-2017-20154 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in ghostlander Phoenixcoin, published on 30 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in ghostlander Phoenixcoin. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function CTxMemPool::accept of the file src/main.cpp. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Upgrading to version 0.6.6.1-pxc is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 987dd68f71a7d8276cef3b6c3d578fd4845b5699. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217068.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20154?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phoenixcoin Project Phoenixcoin.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20154?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-20154 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20154 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37h7-m5mq-c3w7.