CVE-2022-23492 describes a resource exhaustion vulnerability in go-libp2p versions 0.18.0 and older, impacting the official libp2p implementation in Go. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely trigger excessive memory allocation, leading to denial of service as the host operating system terminates the affected process. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:protocol:libp2p:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* |
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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