Resource exhaustion in Bitcoin Bitcoin_core
CVE-2016-10724
Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0 allows denial of service (memory exhaustion) triggered by the remote network alert system (deprecated since Q1 2016) if an attacker can sign a message with a certain private key that had been known by unintended…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.023 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Bitcoin Bitcoin_core
- Bitcoin Bitcoind
- Bitcoin Bitcoin-qt
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10724?
- CVE-2016-10724 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitcoin Bitcoin_core, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10724?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10724 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.