CVE-2023-25568 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Boxo (formerly go-libipfs) versions 0.4.0 and 0.5.0, a library for building IPFS applications. An unauthenticated attacker can allocate excessive memory in the Bitswap server, leading to resource exhaustion even after the connection is closed. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and can result 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:protocol:boxo:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | ||
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:protocol:boxo:0.5.0:*:*:*:*: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:L/A:H
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