CVE-2024-52916 — HIGH (7.5)

Q: What is CVE-2024-52916?

CVE-2024-52916 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Bitcoin Core before 0.15.0 allows a denial of service (OOM kill of a daemon process) via a flood of minimum difficulty headers.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-52916?

CVE-2024-52916 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-52916?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Bitcoin Bitcoin Core.

Vulnerability Description

Bitcoin Core before 0.15.0 allows a denial of service (OOM kill of a daemon process) via a flood of minimum difficulty headers.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Bitcoin	Bitcoin Core	< 0.15.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/07/03/disclose-header-spam/Vendor Advisory
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_ExposuresThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-52916?

CVE-2024-52916 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Bitcoin Core before 0.15.0 allows a denial of service (OOM kill of a daemon process) via a flood of minimum difficulty headers.

How severe is CVE-2024-52916?

CVE-2024-52916 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-52916?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Bitcoin Bitcoin Core.