CVE-2020-12821

Gossipsub 1.0 does not properly resist invalid message spam, such as an eclipse attack or a sybil attack.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 74%
VendorProductVersion
protocolgossipsub
1.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
References
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/61151/eclipse-attack-vs-sybil-attack
https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPWuNBs8h6a8KamRvGqhTq5UDYJRQsEEy37zDKjujQQQm/Gossipsub%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf
https://github.com/ipfs/blog/pull/450
https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/pubsub/gossipsub/gossipsub-v1.1.md
https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/pubsub/gossipsub
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/61151/eclipse-attack-vs-sybil-attack
https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPWuNBs8h6a8KamRvGqhTq5UDYJRQsEEy37zDKjujQQQm/Gossipsub%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf
https://github.com/ipfs/blog/pull/450
https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/pubsub/gossipsub/gossipsub-v1.1.md
https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/pubsub/gossipsub