What is CVE-2024-44073?

CVE-2024-44073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rust-Bitcoin Miniscript, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-44073?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-44073 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Rust-Bitcoin Miniscript

CVE-2024-44073

The Miniscript (aka rust-miniscript) library before 12.2.0 for Rust allows stack consumption because it does not properly track tree depth.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (46.7th 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

Rust-bitcoin Miniscript
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-44073?: CVE-2024-44073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rust-Bitcoin Miniscript, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-44073?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-44073 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.