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CVE-2026-40094

nimiq-blockchain provides persistent block storage for Nimiq's Rust implementation. In versions 1.3.0 and prior, network-libp2p discovery accepts signed PeerContact updates from untrusted peers and stores them in a peer contact book, eventually leading to address book crash. A PeerContact can legally contain an empty addresses list (no intrinsic validation enforces non-empty). Later, PeerContactBook::known_peers builds an address book by taking addresses.first().expect("every peer should have at
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:0554e190fc13261e75f690a4855cc63f1cbd32adb78b7dfec72910ccd7b12792
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"core-rs-albatross","vendor":"nimiq","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.4.0"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":4.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3241edc9cb82f20664c618b9f0d1ae6126ab73026e6b8b93ea3b00957efb254c · sha256:a2f758992f5a6efc… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-754","description":"CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3241edc9cb82f20664c618b9f0d1ae6126ab73026e6b8b93ea3b00957efb254c · sha256:a2f758992f5a6efc… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3715","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3715"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3241edc9cb82f20664c618b9f0d1ae6126ab73026e6b8b93ea3b00957efb254c · sha256:a2f758992f5a6efc… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.4.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.4.0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3241edc9cb82f20664c618b9f0d1ae6126ab73026e6b8b93ea3b00957efb254c · sha256:a2f758992f5a6efc… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-c45m-6x25-3cjq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/security/advisories/GHSA-c45m-6x25-3cjq"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3241edc9cb82f20664c618b9f0d1ae6126ab73026e6b8b93ea3b00957efb254c · sha256:a2f758992f5a6efc… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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