CVE-2020-11090
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Indy Node 1.12.2, there is an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability. Indy Node has a bug in TAA handling code. The current primary can be crashed with a malformed transaction from a client, which leads to a view change. Repeated rapid view changes have the potential of bringing down the network. This is fixed in version 1.12.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA bug in Transaction Author Agreement (TAA) handling code in Indy Node 1.12.2 allows a malformed transaction from a client to crash the primary node, triggering a view change. Repeated rapid malformed transactions can cause continuous view changes, potentially crashing the entire network.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.12.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Indy Node versionRun the command to check the Indy Node package version installed on your system (e.g., pip show indy-node, apt list --installed, or the node's version endpoint if available)Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.12.2
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Verify Transaction Author Agreement feature is in useCheck the Indy Node configuration or ledger for whether TAA (Transaction Author Agreement) is enabled or has been configured on the networkAffected if TAA is enabled or has been set up in the node configuration
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Review node logs for TAA-related crashesExamine the primary node logs for errors, exceptions, or crashes occurring during TAA transaction processingAffected if Logs show crashes or exceptions related to TAA handling code
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Check for repeated view changesMonitor node logs or network metrics for unexpected or rapid view changes occurring in successionAffected if The network exhibits continuous or frequent view changes without legitimate cause
You are affected if running Indy Node version 1.12.2 with TAA enabled and observe crashes or view changes linked to TAA transaction processing.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Indy Node to version 1.12.3 or later to patch the TAA handling vulnerability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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