CVSS 3.1
7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVE-2020-10937
High (7.5) in protocol ipfs. EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs 0.7.0.
An issue was discovered in IPFS (aka go-ipfs) 0.4.23. An attacker can generate ephemeral identities (Sybils) and leverage the IPFS connection management reputation system to poison other nodes' routing tables, eclipsing the nodes that are the target of the attack from the rest of the network. Later versions, in particular go-ipfs 0.7, mitigate this.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 67% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- protocol:ipfs
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-r23h-3jmw-q7hr | Go | github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs | <0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
| GO-2024-2779 | Go | github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs | <0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
References
- https://blog.ipfs.io/2020-10-30-dht-hardening/
- https://graz.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-disrupting-the-interplanetary-file-sys
- https://blog.ipfs.io/2020-10-30-dht-hardening/
- https://graz.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-disrupting-the-interplanetary-file-sys