CVE-2021-42764

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  3. CVE-2021-42764
The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Ethereum consensus protocol through 2021-10-19 allows an adversary to cause a denial of service (delayed consensus decisions), and also increase the profits of individual validators, via short-range reorganizations of the underlying consensus chain.

9.1 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086 Third Party Advisory
https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:proof-of-stake_ethereum_project:proof-of-stake_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

21 Nov 2024, 06:28

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References () https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086 - Third Party Advisory () https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086 - Third Party Advisory

26 Oct 2021, 19:48

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:proof-of-stake_ethereum_project:proof-of-stake_ethereum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 6.4
v3 : 9.1
References (MISC) https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086 - (MISC) https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086 - Third Party Advisory
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo

20 Oct 2021, 20:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2021-10-20 20:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-42764

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42764

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42764

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Products Affected

proof-of-stake_ethereum_project

  • proof-of-stake_ethereum
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo