First published: Mon Dec 19 2022(Updated: )
GossipSub 1.1, as used for Ethereum 2.0, allows a peer to maintain a positive score (and thus not be pruned from the network) even though it continuously misbehaves by never forwarding topic messages.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Protocol Gossipsub | =1.1 | |
=1.1 |
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CVE-2022-47547 has been assigned a high severity rating due to its potential impact on the reliability of Ethereum 2.0's gossip protocol.
To mitigate CVE-2022-47547, ensure you are using an updated version of the Gossipsub protocol that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2022-47547 affects implementations of Gossipsub version 1.1, particularly those used within the Ethereum 2.0 framework.
CVE-2022-47547 allows misbehaving peers to persist in the network by exploiting the score management system of the Gossipsub protocol.
CVE-2022-47547 was reported by researchers focusing on the security of distributed systems and peer-to-peer protocols.