CVE-2020-26264

LES Server DoS via GetProofsV2

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 11, 2020 at 04:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGo Ethereum

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Go Ethereum, or "Geth", is the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. In Geth before version 1.9.25 a denial-of-service vulnerability can make a LES server crash via malicious GetProofsV2 request from a connected LES client. This vulnerability only concerns users explicitly enabling les server; disabling les prevents the exploit. The vulnerability was patched in version 1.9.25.

Affected

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

v < 1.9.25
Affected range stops below 1.9.25, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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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-400

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