CVE-2020-26242
Denial of service in github.com/holiman/uint256
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.51%
Description
Due to improper bounds checking, certain mathematical operations can cause a panic via an out of bounds read. If this package is used to process untrusted user inputs, this may be used as a vector for a denial of service attack.
How to fix CVE-2020-26242
To remediate CVE-2020-26242, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.9.18 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.1 or later
Is CVE-2020-26242 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- >= 1.9.16, < 1.9.18
- >= 0.1.0, < 1.1.1
- >= 0.1.0, < 1.1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |