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GHSA-2gjw-fg97-vg3r
No affected components available
Impact
A vulnerable node can be forced to shutdown/crash using a specially crafted message. More details to be released later.
Patches
The problem is resolved in the v1.16.9 and v1.17.0 releases of Geth.
Credit
This issue was reported to the Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty Program by Waleed Ahmed from vulsight.com
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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