CVE-2026-33184
HIGHCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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2Description
nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. Prior to version 1.3.0, the discovery handler accepts a peer-controlled limit during handshake and stores it unchanged. The immediate HandshakeAck path then honors limit = 0 and returns zero contacts, which makes the session look benign. Later, after the same session reaches Established, the periodic update path computes self.peer_list_limit.unwrap() as usize - 1. With limit = 0, that wraps to usize::MAX and then in rand 0.9.2, choose_multiple() immediately attempts Vec::with_capacity(amount), which deterministically panics with capacity overflow. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.0.
Analysis
Integer underflow in Nimiq core-rs-albatross <1.3.0 enables unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger deterministic denial-of-service via crafted peer handshake. Attackers send limit=0 during discovery handshake, causing arithmetic underflow (0-1 wraps to usize::MAX) when session transitions to Established state, resulting in capacity overflow panic when allocating peer contact vector. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: inventory all systems running Nimiq core-rs-albatross and identify current versions. Within 7 days: upgrade all instances to version 1.3.0 or later (confirmed patched release available). …
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