CVE-2022-45196: hyperledger fabric

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-45196 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in hyperledger fabric. EPSS estimates a 0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 12-11-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Hyperledger Fabric 2.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (orderer crash) by repeatedly sending a crafted channel tx with the same Channel name. NOTE: the official Fabric with Raft prevents exploitation via a locking mechanism and a check for names that already exist.

• CWE-670Always-Incorrect Control Flow ImplementationThe code contains a control flow path that does not reflect the algorithm that the path is intended to implement, leading to incorrect behavior any time this path is navigated.