Denial of Service Vulnerability in Go-Ethereum by Ethereum Foundation
CVE-2021-42219
7.5HIGH
What is CVE-2021-42219?
A vulnerability in Go-Ethereum v1.10.9 allows attackers to exploit the system by sending a high volume of messages to a node, leading to potential denial of service. The root cause stems from insufficient memory management within the /ethash/algorithm.go component, which can overwhelm the processing capabilities of affected nodes. This vulnerability highlights the importance of proper resource allocation and safeguarding against excessive message influxes to maintain service integrity.