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CVE-2018-19153
particl through 0.17 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service.
Impact
particl through 0.17 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks. The attack requires no stake and can fill the victim's disk and RAM.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Particl | Particl | through 0.17 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf
- https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806
- http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf
- https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806