CVE-2024-52917 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in Bitcoin Core by sending large UPnP responses that trigger an infinite loop and excessive memory allocation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-52917?
CVE-2024-52917 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Bitcoin Bitcoin Core, published on 18 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bitcoin Core before 22.0 has a miniupnp infinite loop in which it allocates memory on the basis of random data received over the network, e.g., large M-SEARCH replies from a fake UPnP device.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52917?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitcoin Bitcoin Core.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52917 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-2024-52917 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52917 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Bitcoin Core
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx2f-v4hx-q8h6.