Resource exhaustion in Bitcoin Bitcoin_core
CVE-2023-33297
Bitcoin Core before 24.1, when debug mode is not used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (e.g., CPU consumption) because draining the inventory-to-send queue is inefficient, as exploited in the wild in May 2023.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Bitcoin Bitcoin_core
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable)
- cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-33297?
- CVE-2023-33297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitcoin Bitcoin_core, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-33297?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.