Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0 allows denial of service (memory exhaustion) triggered by the remote network alert system (deprecated since Q1 2016) if an attacker can sign a message with a certain private key that had been known by unintended actors, because of an infinitely sized map
Published Jul 5, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.28%
Description
Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0 allows denial of service (memory exhaustion) triggered by the remote network alert system (deprecated since Q1 2016) if an attacker can sign a message with a certain private key that had been known by unintended actors, because of an infinitely sized map. This affects other uses of the codebase, such as Bitcoin Knots before v0.13.0.knots20160814 and many altcoins.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 0.13.0
Configuration 2
- < 0.13.0
- < 0.13.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02281) | 82.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02281) | 80.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 71.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 73.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 72.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 69.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 69.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/alert-key-and-vulnerabilities-disclosure x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/JinBean/CVE-Extension x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2018-July/016189.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/alert-key-and-vulnerabilities-disclosure | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/JinBean/CVE-Extension | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2018-July/016189.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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