CVE-2020-15091

Denial of Service in TenderMint

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 2, 2020 at 05:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:56 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTendermint

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

TenderMint from version 0.33.0 and before version 0.33.6 allows block proposers to include signatures for the wrong block. This may happen naturally if you start a network, have it run for some time and restart it (**without changing chainID**). A malicious block proposer (even with a minimal amount of stake) can use this vulnerability to completely halt the network. This issue is fixed in Tendermint 0.33.6 which checks all the signatures are for the block with 2/3+ majority before creating a commit.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.33.60.33.0 ≤ v < 0.33.6
Affected range stops below 0.33.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-347

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