CVE-2018-19158

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    CVE-2018-19158

    Published: 21 Mar 2019Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: ColossusCoinXT through 1.0.5 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks, which are stored on the victim's disk.

    References: https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806, http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf, https://github.com/ColossusCoinXT/ColossusCoinXT/compare/0223904...9666bb8

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v1.0.5
    v1.0.3
    v1.0.1-win
    v1.0.0-mac
    v1.0.0-linux
    v1.0.0
    v1.0.0.0
    v1.0.2.1
    v1.0.2.0
    v1.0.1.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High