CVE-2020-10937

Published: Nov 2, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in IPFS (aka go-ipfs) 0.4.23. An attacker can generate ephemeral identities (Sybils) and leverage the IPFS connection management reputation system to poison other nodes' routing tables, eclipsing the nodes that are the target of the attack from the rest of the network. Later versions, in particular go-ipfs 0.7, mitigate this.

Affected (1)

Products: Protocol: Ipfs

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Protocol Ipfs	Version 0.4.23

References (4)

https://blog.ipfs.io/2020-10-30-dht-hardening/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://graz.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-disrupting-the-interplanetary-file-sys

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://blog.ipfs.io/2020-10-30-dht-hardening/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://graz.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-disrupting-the-interplanetary-file-sys

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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