Advisory Database
  • Advisories
  • Dependency Scanning
  1. golang
  2. ›
  3. github.com/tendermint/tendermint
  4. ›
  5. CVE-2020-15091

CVE-2020-15091: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

December 20, 2021

TenderMint from version 0.33.0 and before version 0.33.6 allows block proposers to include signatures for the wrong block. This may happen naturally if you start a network, have it run for some time and restart it (without changing chainID). A malicious block proposer (even with a minimal amount of stake) can use this vulnerability to completely halt the network. This issue is fixed in Tendermint 0.33.6 which checks all the signatures are for the block with 2/3+ majority before creating a commit.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-6jqj-f58p-mrw3
  • github.com/tendermint/tendermint/commit/480b995a31727593f58b361af979054d17d84340
  • github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/4926
  • github.com/tendermint/tendermint/security/advisories/GHSA-6jqj-f58p-mrw3
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15091

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2020-15091 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Learn more about Dependency Scanning →

Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.33.0 before 0.33.6

Fixed versions

  • 0.33.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.33.6 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Source file

go/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/CVE-2020-15091.yml

Spotted a mistake? Edit the file on GitLab.

  • Site Repo
  • About GitLab
  • Terms
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact

Page generated Wed, 14 May 2025 12:15:05 +0000.