CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-19151

qtum through 0.16 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks. The attack requires no stake and can fill the victim's disk and RAM.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://medium.com/@dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806 Third Party Advisory
http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:qtum:qtum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-10-29 08:15

Updated : 2019-11-06 07:49

NVD link : CVE-2018-19151

Mitre link : CVE-2018-19151

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-400