Medium severity · published Nov 18, 2024
CVE-2024-52919
Bitcoin Core before 22.0 has a CAddrMan nIdCount integer overflow and resultant assertion failure (and daemon exit) via a flood of addr messages
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Bitcoin Core before 22.0 has a CAddrMan nIdCount integer overflow and resultant assertion failure (and daemon exit) via a flood of addr messages.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BC
Bitcoin Core · Bitcoin
before 22.0 · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52919
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52919
Vendor Advisory
https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/07/31/disclose-addrman-int-overflow/
Third Party Advisory
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures
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