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Denial of Service in ipfs-bitswap

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 2, 2020 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 7, 2023

Package

npm ipfs-bitswap (npm)

Affected versions

< 0.24.1

Patched versions

0.24.1

Description

Versions of ipfs-bitswap prior to 0.24.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package put unwanted blocks in the blockstore, which could be used to exhaust system resources in specific conditions.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 0.24.1 or later.

References

Reviewed Aug 31, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 2, 2020
Last updated Dec 7, 2023

Severity

Moderate
5.9
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

No known CVE

GHSA ID

GHSA-6fcr-9h9g-23fq

Source code

Credits

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