GHSA-6fcr-9h9g-23fq
Denial of Service in ipfs-bitswap
GHSA-6fcr-9h9g-23fq is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in ipfs-bitswap, published September 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in ipfs-bitswap 0.24.1.
- Severity
- 5.9 MediumCVSS 3.1, GitHub Advisories
- Exploit chance
- UnscoredNo EPSS score yet
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.24.1ipfs-bitswap
Description
Versions of ipfs-bitswap prior to 0.24.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package put unwanted blocks in the blockstore, which could be used to exhaust system resources in specific conditions.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 0.24.1 or later.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ipfs-bitswapnpm | before 0.24.1 | 0.24.1 |
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score used
Denial of Service in ipfs-bitswap
Versions of ipfs-bitswap prior to 0.24.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package put unwanted blocks in the blockstore, which could be used to exhaust system resources in specific conditions.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 0.24.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-6fcr-9h9g-23fq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Denial of Service in ipfs-bitswap
Versions of ipfs-bitswap prior to 0.24.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package put unwanted blocks in the blockstore, which could be used to exhaust system resources in specific conditions.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 0.24.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-6fcr-9h9g-23fq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.