HIGH
Bitcoin Core 0.14.x before 0.14.3, 0.15.x before 0.15.2, and 0.16.x before 0.16.3 and Bitcoin Knots 0.14.x through 0.16.x before 0.16.3 allow a remote denial of service (application crash) exploitable by miners via duplicate input
Published Sep 19, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.75%
Description
Bitcoin Core 0.14.x before 0.14.3, 0.15.x before 0.15.2, and 0.16.x before 0.16.3 and Bitcoin Knots 0.14.x through 0.16.x before 0.16.3 allow a remote denial of service (application crash) exploitable by miners via duplicate input. An attacker can make bitcoind or Bitcoin-Qt crash.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≥ 0.14.0 · < 0.14.3
- ≥ 0.15.0 · < 0.15.2
- ≥ 0.16.0 · < 0.16.3
- ≥ 0.14.0 · < 0.16.3
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.75% 0.06749
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06749
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (49 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.75% (0.06749) | 93.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.75% (0.06749) | 93.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 51.47% (0.51467) | 97.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 22, 2026 | 53.27% (0.53268) | 98.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 51.47% (0.51467) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 53.27% (0.53268) | 97.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 51.47% (0.51467) | 97.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2026 | 53.27% (0.53268) | 97.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 51.47% (0.51467) | 97.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 53.27% (0.53268) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 46.79% (0.46788) | 97.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 51.47% (0.51467) | 97.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 53.27% (0.53268) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 51.47% (0.51467) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 53.27% (0.53268) | 97.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 27.94% (0.27943) | 96.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 51.47% (0.51467) | 97.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 53.27% (0.53268) | 97.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 46.79% (0.46788) | 97.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 53.27% (0.53268) | 97.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 16.56% (0.16565) | 94.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 13.86% (0.13859) | 94.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 16.82% (0.16823) | 94.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 18.00% (0.17999) | 94.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 26, 2025 | 16.82% (0.16823) | 94.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 15, 2025 | 18.00% (0.17999) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 16.82% (0.16823) | 94.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 18.00% (0.17999) | 94.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 14.08% (0.14084) | 93.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.82% (0.16823) | 94.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 29.27% (0.29273) | 94.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 16.82% (0.16823) | 94.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 30.93% (0.30932) | 96.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 18.00% (0.17999) | 94.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 30.93% (0.30932) | 96.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.67% (0.15672) | 94.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00553) | 78.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00625) | 78.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 76.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 74.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 71.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 62.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.18% (0.07176) | 92.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.18% (0.07176) | 91.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.18% (0.07176) | 80.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.27th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.09th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 92.67th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- https://bitcoincore.org/en/2018/09/18/release-0.16.3/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2018-17144 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/JinBean/CVE-Extension x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.3/doc/release-notes.md x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.3.knots20180918/doc/release-notes.md x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bitcoincore.org/en/2018/09/18/release-0.16.3/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2018-17144 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/JinBean/CVE-Extension | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.3/doc/release-notes.md | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.3.knots20180918/doc/release-notes.md | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 19, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 18, 2018
Link CVE-2018-17144
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a