CVE-2020-10937 describes a high-severity vulnerability in IPFS (go-ipfs) version 0.4.23, allowing attackers to generate numerous ephemeral identities (Sybils). This enables them to poison other nodes' routing tables, effectively eclipsing targeted nodes from the network. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. While later versions like go-ipfs 0.7 mitigate this issue, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:protocol:ipfs:0.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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