Resource exhaustion in Bcoin
CVE-2018-17145
Bitcoin Core 0.16.x before 0.16.2 and Bitcoin Knots 0.16.x before 0.16.2 allow remote denial of service via a flood of multiple transaction inv messages with random hashes, aka INVDoS. NOTE: this can also affect other cryptocurrencies, e.g., if they were forked from Bitcoin Core after 2017-11-15.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bcoin
- Bitcoin Core
- Bitcoinknots Bitcoin Knots
- Btcd Project — versions 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2
- Decred Dcrd
- Litecoin
- Namecoin Core
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.2/doc/release-notes.md (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures (Vendor Advisory)
- invdos.net/paper/CVE-2018-17145.pdf (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- invdos.net (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17145?
- CVE-2018-17145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bcoin, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17145?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-17145 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.