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SCA: security update for github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm)
high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417637
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- go-ethereum (geth) is a golang execution layer implementation of the Ethereum protocol. A vulnerable node,
can be made to consume unbounded amounts of memory when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from
an attacker node. The fix is included in geth version `1.12.1-stable`, i.e, `1.12.2-unstable` and onwards.
Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2023-40591)
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 417637
Version: Revision 1.7
Type: Local
Family: SCA Checks
Published: 1/23/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.51
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40591
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-40591
cwe: CWE-400