CVE-2018-19156

PIVX through 3.1.03 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks, which are stored on the victim's disk.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf	Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pivx:pivx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-11-05 21:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:39

NVD link : CVE-2018-19156

Mitre link : CVE-2018-19156

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-19156

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Products Affected

pivx

pivx

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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