# CVE-2017-20154: ghostlander Phoenixcoin main.cpp accept denial of service

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2022-12-30 · Updated: 2025-04-11

## Affected

- ghostlander Phoenixcoin: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability was found in ghostlander Phoenixcoin. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function CTxMemPool::accept of the file src/main.cpp. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Upgrading to version 0.6.6.1-pxc is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 987dd68f71a7d8276cef3b6c3d578fd4845b5699. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217068.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ghostlander Phoenixcoin, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.217068
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217068
- https://github.com/ghostlander/Phoenixcoin/commit/987dd68f71a7d8276cef3b6c3d578fd4845b5699
- https://github.com/ghostlander/Phoenixcoin/releases/tag/v0.6.6.1-pxc

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