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GHSA-v9jh-j8px-98vq: go-ethereum vulnerable to denial of service via crafted GraphQL query
Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql
is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a crafted GraphQL query.
NOTE: the vendor’s position is that the "graphql endpoint [is not] designed to withstand attacks by hostile clients, nor handle huge amounts of clients/traffic.
go-ethereum vulnerable to denial of service via crafted GraphQL query
Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 18, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 18, 2023
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Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon hang) via a crafted GraphQL query. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the "graphql endpoint [is not] designed to withstand attacks by hostile clients, nor handle huge amounts of clients/traffic.