# CVE-2023-42319: Geth (aka go-ethereum) through 1.13.4, when --http --graphql is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumpti

- Also known as: GHSA-V9JH-J8PX-98VQ
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-18 · Updated: 2024-09-13

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum (Go): through 1.13.4

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/fundamentals/security
- https://blog.mevsec.com/posts/geth-dos-with-graphql/

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