CVE-2020-26241 (GCVE-0-2020-26241)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-11-25 01:25
Modified
2024-08-04 15:56
CWE
Summary
Go Ethereum, or "Geth", is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. This is a Consensus vulnerability in Geth before version 1.9.17 which can be used to cause a chain-split where vulnerable nodes reject the canonical chain. Geth's pre-compiled dataCopy (at 0x00...04) contract did a shallow copy on invocation. An attacker could deploy a contract that writes X to an EVM memory region R, then calls 0x00..04 with R as an argument, then overwrites R to Y, and finally invokes the RETURNDATACOPY opcode. When this contract is invoked, a consensus-compliant node would push X on the EVM stack, whereas Geth would push Y. This is fixed in version 1.9.17.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ethereum go-ethereum Version: >= 1.9.7, < 1.9.17
Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website


{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T15:56:03.871Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/11/12/geth_security_release/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-69v6-xc2j-r2jf"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "go-ethereum",
          "vendor": "ethereum",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003e= 1.9.7, \u003c 1.9.17"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Go Ethereum, or \"Geth\", is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. This is a Consensus vulnerability in Geth before version 1.9.17 which can be used to cause a chain-split where vulnerable nodes reject the canonical chain. Geth\u0027s pre-compiled dataCopy (at 0x00...04) contract did a shallow copy on invocation. An attacker could deploy a contract that writes X to an EVM memory region R, then calls 0x00..04 with R as an argument, then overwrites R to Y, and finally invokes the RETURNDATACOPY opcode. When this contract is invoked, a consensus-compliant node would push X on the EVM stack, whereas Geth would push Y. This is fixed in version 1.9.17."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 6.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-682",
              "description": "CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2020-11-25T01:25:20",
        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "shortName": "GitHub_M"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/11/12/geth_security_release/"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-69v6-xc2j-r2jf"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-69v6-xc2j-r2jf",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "Shallow copy bug in geth",
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "security-advisories@github.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2020-26241",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC",
          "TITLE": "Shallow copy bug in geth"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "go-ethereum",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "\u003e= 1.9.7, \u003c 1.9.17"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "ethereum"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "Go Ethereum, or \"Geth\", is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. This is a Consensus vulnerability in Geth before version 1.9.17 which can be used to cause a chain-split where vulnerable nodes reject the canonical chain. Geth\u0027s pre-compiled dataCopy (at 0x00...04) contract did a shallow copy on invocation. An attacker could deploy a contract that writes X to an EVM memory region R, then calls 0x00..04 with R as an argument, then overwrites R to Y, and finally invokes the RETURNDATACOPY opcode. When this contract is invoked, a consensus-compliant node would push X on the EVM stack, whereas Geth would push Y. This is fixed in version 1.9.17."
            }
          ]
        },
        "impact": {
          "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 6.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/11/12/geth_security_release/",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/11/12/geth_security_release/"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-69v6-xc2j-r2jf",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-69v6-xc2j-r2jf"
            }
          ]
        },
        "source": {
          "advisory": "GHSA-69v6-xc2j-r2jf",
          "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
    "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M",
    "cveId": "CVE-2020-26241",
    "datePublished": "2020-11-25T01:25:20",
    "dateReserved": "2020-10-01T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T15:56:03.871Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1"
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.


Loading…

Loading…

Loading…

Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.


Loading…

Loading…