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CVE-2017-20154

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-20154 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the CTxMemPool::accept function in src/main.cpp of ghostlander Phoenixcoin, specifically versions prior to 0.6.6.1-pxc. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity to cause a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. Upgrading to Phoenixcoin version 0.6.6.1-pxc, which includes patch 987dd68f71a7d8276cef3b6c3d578fd4845b5699, is recommended to mitigate this issue.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.6.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcoin_project:phoenixcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.5LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0089 is in the 31st percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / ghostlander/Phoenixcoin/commit/987dd68f71a7d8276cef3b6c3d578fd4845b5699
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / ghostlander/Phoenixcoin/releases/tag/v0.6.6.1-pxc
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Third Party Advisory