{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "5.2.2"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "eacc78dee9511b861f97d4d3f422a30c3a0c2feb"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/lux-core/lux",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "lux through 5.2.2 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks, which are stored on the victim's disk.",
  "id": "CVE-2018-19159",
  "modified": "2026-03-13T21:58:39.604460192Z",
  "published": "2019-11-05T21:15:12.543Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}