Vulnerability CVE-2020-26265


Published: 2020-12-11

Description:
Go Ethereum, or "Geth", is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. In Geth from version 1.9.4 and before version 1.9.20 a consensus-vulnerability could cause a chain split, where vulnerable versions refuse to accept the canonical chain. The fix was included in the Paragade release version 1.9.20. No individual workaround patches have been made -- all users are recommended to upgrade to a newer version.

Type:

CWE-682

(Incorrect Calculation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.5/10
2.9/10
6.8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Ethereum -> Go ethereum 

 References:
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.9.20
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-xw37-57qp-9mm4

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