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CVE-2020-12821

Published: Jul 07, 2020 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12821
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

Gossipsub 1.0 does not properly resist invalid message spam, such as an eclipse attack or a sybil attack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GossipsubProtocol1.0 (including)1.0 (including)

References

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