CVE-2018-1000892 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service in Bitcoin SV clients by sending specific sendheaders messages that trigger 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-2018-1000892?

CVE-2018-1000892 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 sendheaders messages.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000892?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bitcoinsv Bitcoin Sv.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000892?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000892 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-2018-1000892 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3xx7-wxpj-hg7p.

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