GHSA-j99g-7rqw-q9jg is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in nimiq-blockchain. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-j99g-7rqw-q9jg is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
nimiq-blockchain: Peer-triggerable panic during history sync
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
HistoryStore::put_historic_txns uses an assert! to enforce invariants about HistoricTransaction.block_number (must be within the macro block being pushed and within the same epoch). During history sync, a peer can influence the history: &[HistoricTransaction] input passed into Blockchain::push_history_sync, and a malformed history list can violate these invariants and trigger a panic.
extend_history_sync calls this.history_store.add_to_history(..) before comparing the computed history root against the macro block header (block.history_root()), so the panic can happen before later rejection checks run.
Patches
The patch for this vulnerability is included as part of v1.3.0.
Workarounds
No known workarounds.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | nimiq-blockchain | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for nimiq-blockchain. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of nimiq-blockchain has shipped for GHSA-j99g-7rqw-q9jg yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-j99g-7rqw-q9jg is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-j99g-7rqw-q9jg. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-j99g-7rqw-q9jg in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-j99g-7rqw-q9jg across crates.io dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.