GO-2024-2471

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    GO-2024-2471

    Published: 23 Jan 2024Last Modified: 20 May 2024

    Summary: Chain halt panic in github.com/cometbft/cometbft

    Details: A vulnerability in CometBFT’s validation logic for VoteExtensionsEnableHeight can result in a chain halt when triggered through a governance parameter change proposal on an ABCI2 Application Chain. If a parameter change proposal including a VoteExtensionsEnableHeight modification is passed, nodes running the affected versions may panic, halting the network.

    References: https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/security/advisories/GHSA-qr8r-m495-7hc4, https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/commit/5fbc97378b94b0945febe9549399e7c9c5df13ed

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/cometbft/cometbft

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/cometbft/cometbft

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0.38.0
    Fixed -0.38.3

    Affected versions

    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
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