Description (CNA)
qtum through 0.16 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks. The attack requires no stake and can fill the victim's disk and RAM.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806
- http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.