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CVE-2023-42319

UNKNOWN
Published 2023-10-18T00:00:00
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.005
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.5% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.654
Higher than 65.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Description

Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a crafted GraphQL query. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the "graphql endpoint [is not] designed to withstand attacks by hostile clients, nor handle huge amounts of clients/traffic.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

ethereum

go_ethereum

Affected Versions:

0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

go-ethereum vulnerable to denial of service via crafted GraphQL query

GHSA-v9jh-j8px-98vq

Advisory Details

Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when `--http --graphql` is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a crafted GraphQL query. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the "graphql endpoint [is not] designed to withstand attacks by hostile clients, nor handle huge amounts of clients/traffic.

Affected Packages

Go github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 ≤1.13.4

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42319
WEB https://blog.mevsec.com/posts/geth-dos-with-graphql
WEB https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/security
PACKAGE https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 18, 2023, Modified: September 13, 2024

References

https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/security
https://blog.mevsec.com/posts/geth-dos-with-graphql/
Published: 2023-10-18T00:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-09-13T16:28:14.721Z
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