CVE-2021-42765

The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Ethereum consensus protocol through 2021-10-19 allows an adversary to leverage network delay to cause a denial of service (indefinite stalling of consensus decisions).
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
---
---
CVEADP
---
---
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 55%
VendorProductVersion
proof-of-stake_ethereum_projectproof-of-stake_ethereum
𝑥
≤ 2021-10-19
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
References
https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086
https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086