CVE-2023-33297

Summary

CVECVE-2023-33297
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-05-22 05:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 04:14:00 UTC
DescriptionBitcoin 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Bitcoin Bitcoin Core All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CPU DoS on mainnet in debug mode · Issue #27586 · bitcoin/bitcoin · GitHub MISC github.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: bitcoin-core-24.1-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Improve performance of p2p inv to send queues by ajtowns · Pull Request #27610 · bitcoin/bitcoin · GitHub MISC github.com
remote p2p bandwidth/cpu attack · Issue #3243 · dogecoin/dogecoin · GitHub MISC github.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: bitcoin-core-24.1-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
One core in CPU usage rate remains at 100% for a long time, causing serious delays in new blocks and forks · Issue #27623 · bitcoin/bitcoin · GitHub MISC github.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: bitcoin-core-24.1-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
pad on X: "@Fidelity there is an active critical bitcoin exploit. it is a financial attack. observe: https://t.co/OxpktPtH49 the takeaway from pad vs bitcoin is that a botnet can remotely charge public listening node operators thousands of dollars. that would snowball into a mass exodus of public… https://t.co/K0rhyPPDax" / X MISC x.com
en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures MISC en.bitcoin.it
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: bitcoin-core-24.1-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
bitcoin/release-notes-24.1.md at master · bitcoin/bitcoin · GitHub MISC github.com
GitHub - visualbasic6/drain: bitdrain - remote p2p bandwidth/cpu overage attack against bitcoin, dogecoin, etc. MISC github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 284007 Fedora Security Update for bitcoin (FEDORA-2023-3317c9b824)
  • 284107 Fedora Security Update for bitcoin (FEDORA-2023-1bae6b7751)

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