7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-35202
Bitcoin Core DoS and Node Exit Vulnerability
Description

Bitcoin Core before 25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocktxn message-handling assertion and node exit) by including transactions in a blocktxn message that are not committed to in a block's merkle root. FillBlock can be called twice for one PartiallyDownloadedBlock instance.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 15, 2024, 12:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-35202 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.

No affected product recoded yet

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-35202 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-9632: 18-Year-Old Bug in X.Org Server Leaves Systems Vulnerable to Attack

A high-severity vulnerability was found in the X.Org Server, the popular display server for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Tracked as CVE-2024-9632, this flaw has been lurking in the cod ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 01, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Bumblebee Loader Resurfaces with New Infection Chain

In a recent report from Leandro Fróes, Senior Threat Research Engineer at Netskope, a new infection chain linked to the Bumblebee loader has been uncovered. First discovered by Google’s Threat Analysi ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 22, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
$50,000 Bounty: Researcher Reveals Critical Zendesk Email Spoofing Flaw (CVE-2024-49193)

Image: DanielIn a detailed analysis by security researcher Daniel, a serious vulnerability in Zendesk’s email management system, tracked as CVE-2024-49193, has been revealed. This flaw exposes compani ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 14, 2024 (2 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-35202 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-770
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Bitcoin Core before 25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocktxn message-handling assertion and node exit) by including transactions in a blocktxn message that are not committed to in a block's merkle root. FillBlock can be called twice for one PartiallyDownloadedBlock instance.
    Added Reference MITRE https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases/tag/v25.0 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/10/08/disclose-blocktxn-crash/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/26898 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-25.0.md [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-35202 is associated with the following CWEs:

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