High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 2, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-10937
CVE-2020-10937
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/ipfs/go-ipfsGo | < 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
Affected products
3- IPFS/go-ipfsdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- blog.ipfs.io/2020-10-30-dht-hardening/nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r23h-3jmw-q7hrghsaADVISORY
- graz.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-disrupting-the-interplanetary-file-sysnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10937ghsaADVISORY
- blog.ipfs.io/2020-10-30-dht-hardeningghsaWEB
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