{"id":"GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f","summary":"Potential Denial-of-Service condition leading to temporary disability in IBC transfers to the native chain","details":"### Impact\n\nChains using affected versions of Packet Forward Middleware in their IBC Transfer stack are vulnerable to an attack in which there is a potential denial of service. This affects IBC transfers for any asset which is being transferred between another chain and its native chain.\n\nWe recommend upgrading as soon as possible.\n\n__THIS IS A STATE BREAKING CHANGE__\n\n\n### Patches\nVersions [7.2.1](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/releases/tag/middleware%2Fpacket-forward-middleware%2Fv7.2.1) and [8.1.1](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/releases/tag/middleware%2Fpacket-forward-middleware%2Fv8.1.1) are patched.\n\n### Workarounds\nN/A\n\n### References\nN/A","aliases":["GO-2025-3463"],"modified":"2025-03-11T17:14:26Z","published":"2025-02-12T22:01:24Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":[],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2025-02-12T22:01:24Z","nvd_published_at":null},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/security/advisories/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/releases/tag/middleware%2Fpacket-forward-middleware%2Fv7.2.1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/releases/tag/middleware%2Fpacket-forward-middleware%2Fv8.1.1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v7","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v7"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7.2.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/02/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f.json"}},{"package":{"name":"github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v8","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v8"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"8.1.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/02/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f.json"}},{"package":{"name":"github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v4","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v4"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c 7.2.1","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/02/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f.json"}},{"package":{"name":"github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v5","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v5"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/02/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f.json","last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c 7.2.1"}},{"package":{"name":"github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v6","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/cosmos/ibc-apps/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/v6"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c 7.2.1","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/02/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f/GHSA-6fgm-x6ff-w78f.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}