VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-52920
Bitcoin Core before 0.20.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed GETDATA message.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Bitcoin Core before 0.20.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed GETDATA message.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.63% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-770
- Affected
- bitcoin/bitcoin core
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/07/03/disclose-getdata-cpu/Vendor Advisory
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_ExposuresThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.