CVE-2018-19156 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers with minimal stake can cause denial of service in PIVX by sending invalid headers that fill victim disk space.
- 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-2018-19156?
CVE-2018-19156 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PIVX through 3.1.03 (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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pivx Pivx.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19156 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-2018-19156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwj8-gfrj-v979.