# CVE-2024-44073: Miniscript allows stack consumption

> Attackers can cause stack exhaustion and denial of service in applications using the Miniscript library by exploiting improper tree depth tracking.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rv9v-r4vm-gj8x

## What is CVE-2024-44073?

CVE-2024-44073 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Miniscript (aka rust-miniscript) library before 12.2.0 for Rust allows stack consumption because it does not properly track tree depth.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-674 (Uncontrolled Recursion)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44073?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including miniscript. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `miniscript` | crates.io | All versions | 9.2.0 |
| `miniscript` | crates.io | All versions | 9.2.0 |
| `miniscript` | crates.io | From 10.0.0 | 10.2.0 |
| `miniscript` | crates.io | From 10.0.0 | 10.2.0 |
| `miniscript` | crates.io | From 11.0.0 | 11.2.0 |
| `miniscript` | crates.io | From 11.0.0 | 11.2.0 |
| `miniscript` | crates.io | From 12.0.0 | 12.2.0 |
| `miniscript` | crates.io | From 12.0.0 | 12.2.0 |

Products: Rust-Bitcoin Miniscript.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-44073?

Upgrade miniscript to a fixed version for your release line: 9.2.0, 10.2.0, 11.2.0 or 12.2.0.

## Is CVE-2024-44073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-44073 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-44073 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- miniscript (crates.io): affected all versions; fixed in 9.2.0
- miniscript (crates.io): affected all versions; fixed in 9.2.0
- miniscript (crates.io): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 10.2.0
- miniscript (crates.io): affected from 10.0.0; fixed in 10.2.0
- miniscript (crates.io): affected from 11.0.0; fixed in 11.2.0
- miniscript (crates.io): affected from 11.0.0; fixed in 11.2.0
- miniscript (crates.io): affected from 12.0.0; fixed in 12.2.0
- miniscript (crates.io): affected from 12.0.0; fixed in 12.2.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44073/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44073/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44073
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44073
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-44073

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44073/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.