CVE-2018-19151 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Qtum cryptocurrency nodes by sending invalid headers or blocks, exhausting disk and RAM resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-19151?
CVE-2018-19151 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
qtum through 0.16 (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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19151?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qtum Qtum.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19151?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19151 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-2018-19151 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19151 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gp4v-qvh9-46x6.