What is CVE-2024-52915?

CVE-2024-52915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitcoin Bitcoin_core, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-52915?

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

Resource exhaustion in Bitcoin Bitcoin_core

CVE-2024-52915

Bitcoin Core before 0.20.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted INV message.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.2th 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)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52915?: CVE-2024-52915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitcoin Bitcoin_core, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-52915?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.