CVE-2018-17145: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
(updated )
Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots allow remote denial of service via a flood of multiple transaction inv messages with random hashes, aka INVDoS. NOTE: this can also affect other cryptocurrencies, e.g., if they were forked from Bitcoin Core .
References
- en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw
- github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin/security/advisories/GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw
- github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.2/doc/release-notes.md
- invdos.net/
- invdos.net/paper/CVE-2018-17145.pdf
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17145
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