HIGH
Bitcoin Core 0.16.x before 0.16.2 and Bitcoin Knots 0.16.x before 0.16.2 allow remote denial of service via a flood of multiple transaction inv messages with random hashes, aka INVDoS
Published Sep 10, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.09%
Description
Bitcoin Core 0.16.x before 0.16.2 and Bitcoin Knots 0.16.x before 0.16.2 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 after 2017-11-15.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- < 1.0.2
- ≥ 0.16.0 · < 0.16.2
- ≥ 0.16.0 · < 0.16.2
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.4.0
- 0.5.0
- 0.6.0
- 0.7.0
- 0.8.0
- 0.9.0
- 0.10.0
- 0.11.0
- 0.11.1
- 0.12.0
- 0.13.0
- 0.13.0
- 0.20.0
- 0.20.1
- < 1.5.2
- ≥ 0.16.0 · < 0.16.2
- ≥ 0.16.0 · < 0.16.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
bcoin
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.0.2
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | bcoin | 0 | 1.0.2 |
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.
4.09% 0.04086
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04086
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.09% (0.04086) | 90.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.41% (0.03411) | 87.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01140) | 76.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.41% (0.04410) | 81.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 78.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 73.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00675) | 79.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 75.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 72.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 69.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 67.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 67.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00484) | 72.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.90th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 33.20th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 73.32th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.62% (0.01623) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2018-17145 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw Advisory
- https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin/security/advisories/GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.2/doc/release-notes.md x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://invdos.net x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://invdos.net/paper/CVE-2018-17145.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17145
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2018-17145 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin/security/advisories/GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw | ||
| https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.2/doc/release-notes.md | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://invdos.net | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://invdos.net/paper/CVE-2018-17145.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17145 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 10, 2020
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 18, 2018
Link CVE-2018-17145
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-HX3R-JV9Q-85JW Updated n/a