peercoin through 0.6.4 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system
Published Nov 5, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.34%
Description
peercoin through 0.6.4 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks, which are stored on the victim's disk.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 70.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 70.06th | 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 |
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 |
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