Resource exhaustion in Bitcoin Core

CVE-2024-52913

In Bitcoin Core before 0.21.0, an attacker could prevent a node from seeing a specific unconfirmed transaction, because transaction re-requests are mishandled.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52913?
CVE-2024-52913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitcoin Core, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-52913?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-52913 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.