CVE-2021-42765

High

Description

The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Ethereum consensus protocol through 2021-10-19 allows an adversary to leverage network delay to cause a denial of service (indefinite stalling of consensus decisions).

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductProof-of-stake Ethereum
PublishedOct 20, 2021
First seenOct 20, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
proof-of-stake_ethereum_project proof-of-stake_ethereumv ≤ 2021-10-19—

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