WS-2021-0395
December 15, 2021
Using a flaw in the gossip protocol, a malicious shard member can trick any other fellow shard member into signing an arbitrary message. One way this can be exploited is by creating a transaction transferring funds from the account corresponding to a target node's public key; having the target node sign the transaction data; and then submitting the valid signed transaction to the network, resulting in a loss of funds.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH