HIGH
qtum through 0.16 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service
Published Oct 29, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.31%
Description
qtum through 0.16 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks. The attack requires no stake and can fill the victim's disk and RAM.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.31% 0.01307
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01307
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.31% (0.01307) | 69.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.31% (0.01307) | 69.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 64.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 64.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 62.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 56.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 29, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 10, 2018
Link CVE-2018-19151
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a