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MEDIUM: 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N < 1.17.0
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Description
go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. Prior to version 1.17.0, an attacker can cause high memory usage by sending a specially-crafted p2p message. The issue is resolved in the v1.17.0 release.
Problem types
CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Product status
References
github.com/...hereum/security/advisories/GHSA-689v-6xwf-5jf3
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.0