CVE-2020-26264
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Nil pointer dereference via malicious RPC message in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 1.9.25-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum | <1.9.25 | 1.9.25 |
References
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-r33q-22hv-j29q
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26264
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/21896
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/bddd103a9f0af27ef533f04e06ea429cf76b6d46
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
- https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.9.25
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0063
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.