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TI-2018-13597 Aliases CVE-2018-19166GHSA-8cwc-8w64-x93v

peercoin through 0.6.4 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote…

Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01341 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:peercoin:peercoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.6.4VulnerablePeercoin
  • cpe:2.3:a:peercoin:peercoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·Peercoin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19166
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cwc-8w64-x93v

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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