module: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
package: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les
versions:
  - fixed: v1.9.25
description: |
    Due to a nil pointer dereference, a malicously crafted RPC message
    can cause a panic. If handling RPC messages from untrusted clients,
    this may be used as a denial of service vector.
published: 2021-04-14T20:04:52Z
cves:
  - CVE-2020-26264
credit: '@zsfelfoldi'
symbols:
  - serverHandler.handleMsg
derived_symbols:
  - PrivateLightServerAPI.Benchmark
links:
    pr: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/21896
    commit: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/bddd103a9f0af27ef533f04e06ea429cf76b6d46