High severity · published May 22, 2023
CVE-2023-33297
Bitcoin 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…
7.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Bitcoin 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BC
Bitcoin Core · Bitcoin
before 24.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33297
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33297
Not Applicable
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures
Release Notes
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-24.1.md
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27586
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27623
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27610
github.com
https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/issues/3243#issuecomment-1712575544
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