7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-33297
Bitcoin Core Inefficient Inventory-to-Send Queue Depletion Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Bitcoin Core before 24.1, when debug mode is not used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (e.g., CPU consumption) because draining the inventory-to-send queue is inefficient, as exploited in the wild in May 2023.

INFO

Published Date :

May 22, 2023, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-33297 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bitcoin bitcoin_core

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-33297 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-33297 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2EI7SAP4QP2AJYK2JVEOO4GJ6DOBSM5/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H3CQY277NWXY3RFCZCJ4VKT2P3ROACEJ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/F2EI7SAP4QP2AJYK2JVEOO4GJ6DOBSM5/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/H3CQY277NWXY3RFCZCJ4VKT2P3ROACEJ/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Bitcoin Core before 24.1, when debug mode is not used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because draining the inventory-to-send queue is inefficient, as exploited in the wild in May 2023. Bitcoin Core before 24.1, when debug mode is not used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (e.g., CPU consumption) because draining the inventory-to-send queue is inefficient, as exploited in the wild in May 2023.
    Added Reference https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/issues/3243#issuecomment-1712575544 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://x.com/123456/status/1711601593399828530 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://github.com/visualbasic6/drain [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/H3CQY277NWXY3RFCZCJ4VKT2P3ROACEJ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/F2EI7SAP4QP2AJYK2JVEOO4GJ6DOBSM5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures No Types Assigned https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-24.1.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-24.1.md Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27586 No Types Assigned https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27586 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27623 No Types Assigned https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27623 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27610 No Types Assigned https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27610 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 24.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} 0.04%

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0.66002

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