CVE-2018-1000891 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in Bitcoin SV by sending messages with invalid checksums, leading to uncontrolled resource consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1000891?
CVE-2018-1000891 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bitcoin SV before 0.1.1 allows uncontrolled resource consumption when receiving messages with invalid checksums.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000891?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitcoinsv Bitcoin Sv.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000891?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000891 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-1000891 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mgm6-gx92-h348.