CVE-2019-25072 json
Uncontrolled resource consumption in github.com/tendermint/tendermint
published 2021-04-14 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-3fm3-m23v-5r46 , GO-2020-0037 , EUVD-2022-7486
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Due to support of Gzip compression in request bodies, as well as a lack of limiting response body sizes, a malicious server can cause a client to consume a significant amount of system resources, which may be used as a denial of service vector.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/tendermint/tendermint 0.31.1
- github.com/tendermint/tendermint github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/lib/client 0.31.1
- github.com/tendermint/tendermint@03085c2 commit
- github.com/tendermint/tendermint#3430 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/tendermint/tendermint | <0.31.1 |
0.31.1 |
Affected products
- github.com/tendermint/tendermint github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/lib/client
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
github.com
/tendermint/tendermint/pull/3430
web, third-party-advisory, patch
-
github.com
/tendermint/tendermint/commit/03085c2da23b179c4a51f59a03cb40aa4e85a613
web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
pkg.go.dev
/vuln/GO-2020-0037
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25072
advisory
-
github.com
/tendermint/tendermint
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-25072
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3fm3-m23v-5r46
- NVD CVE-2019-25072
- OSV GO-2020-0037
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