GHSA-pr39-8257-fxc2 Nervos CKB DoS: Process exists when p2p discovery protocol receives unsupported peer IP

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An attacker can crash the Nervos CKB node by sending an unsupported peer IP address via the p2p discovery protocol.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is GHSA-pr39-8257-fxc2?

GHSA-pr39-8257-fxc2 is a denial of service vulnerability in ckb, published on 2 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The p2p discovery protocol assumes that the peer IP must be valid IPv4 address.

Which versions are affected by GHSA-pr39-8257-fxc2?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including ckb.

PackageAffectedFixed in
ckb crates.ioAll versions0.34.0
ckb crates.ioAll versions0.34.0

How do I fix GHSA-pr39-8257-fxc2?

Upgrade ckb to 0.34.0 or later.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is GHSA-pr39-8257-fxc2 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GHSA-pr39-8257-fxc2 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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