CVE-2020-26265 (GCVE-0-2020-26265)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-11 16:45 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:56
VLAI
Title
Consensus flaw during block processing
Summary
Go Ethereum, or "Geth", is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. In Geth from version 1.9.4 and before version 1.9.20 a consensus-vulnerability could cause a chain split, where vulnerable versions refuse to accept the canonical chain. The fix was included in the Paragade release version 1.9.20. No individual workaround patches have been made -- all users are recommended to upgrade to a newer version.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ethereum go-ethereum Affected: >= 1.9.4, < 1.9.20
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