Nimiq has Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in its libp2p request/response
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
nimiq-libp2p is a Nimiq network implementation based on libp2p. Prior to version 1.3.0, `MessageCodec::read_request` and `read_response` call `read_to_end()` on inbound substreams, so a remote peer can send only a partial frame and keep the substream open. because `Behaviour::new` also sets `with_max_concurrent_streams(1000)`, the node exposes a much larger stalled-slot budget than the library default. The patch for this vulnerability is formally released as part of v1.3.0. No known workarounds are available.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA network-libp2p (nimiq) Fixed in 1.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34062
References
More Nimiq Proof-of-stake vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-26389 nimiq-account: Vesting insufficient funds error can panic CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-25867 nimiq-block has skip block quorum bypass via out-of-range BitSet indices & u16 truncation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-27598 nimiq/core-rs-albatross: Panic in history index request handlers when a full node runs without the history index CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-26390 nimiq-primitives: Node crash due to missing interlink validation in election macro block proposals CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-26388 network-libp2p: Peer can crash the node by opening discovery protocol substream twice CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-25612 nimiq/core-rs-albatross: Discovery handshake limit could underflow and later provoke a deterministic overflow panic CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
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