CVE-2021-39137
Consensus flaw during block processing in go-ethereum
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Aug 24, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 16, 2021
Description
go-ethereum is the official Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol. In affected versions a consensus-vulnerability in go-ethereum (Geth) could cause a chain split, where vulnerable versions refuse to accept the canonical chain. Further details about the vulnerability will be disclosed at a later date. A patch is included in the upcoming `v1.10.8` release. No workaround are available.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-436 Interpretation Conflict
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
go-ethereumethereum |
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