id: GO-2021-0063
modules:
    - module: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
      versions:
        - fixed: 1.9.25
      vulnerable_at: 1.9.24
      packages:
        - package: github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/les
          symbols:
            - serverHandler.handleMsg
          derived_symbols:
            - PrivateLightServerAPI.Benchmark
summary: Panic in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
description: |-
    Due to a nil pointer dereference, a maliciously 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
ghsas:
    - GHSA-r33q-22hv-j29q
credits:
    - '@zsfelfoldi'
references:
    - fix: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/21896
    - fix: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/bddd103a9f0af27ef533f04e06ea429cf76b6d46