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...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: May 22, 2023
Published Date: May 22, 2023
Last Updated: January 28, 2025
Vendor: n/a
Product: n/a
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 Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5 - HIGH

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation: none
Technical Impact: partial

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2023-05-22 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27586 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27623 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-24.1.md https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27610 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2EI7SAP4QP2AJYK2JVEOO4GJ6DOBSM5/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H3CQY277NWXY3RFCZCJ4VKT2P3ROACEJ/ https://github.com/visualbasic6/drain https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/issues/3243#issuecomment-1712575544 https://x.com/123456/status/1711601593399828530

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CVE	2023-05-22 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

May 22, 2023
CVE Published to Public

May 22, 2023
Added to KEVIntel

May 22, 2023