CVE-2018-17145
HIGH EPSS 87.4%
Published Sep 10, 20205y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published Sep 10, 2020 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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 None
Integrity None
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
87.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt
Affected Products 24
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcoin | bcoin | * | <1.0.2 |
| bitcoin | bitcoin_core | * | ≥0.16.0 – <0.16.2 |
| bitcoinknots | bitcoin_knots | * | ≥0.16.0 – <0.16.2 |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.3.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.3.1 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.3.2 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.3.3 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.4.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.5.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.6.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.7.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.8.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.9.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.10.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.11.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.11.1 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.12.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.13.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.13.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.20.0 | any |
| btcd_project | btcd | 0.20.1 | any |
| decred | dcrd | * | <1.5.2 |
| litecoin | litecoin | * | ≥0.16.0 – <0.16.2 |
| namecoin | namecoin_core | * | ≥0.16.0 – <0.16.2 |
References 4
- en.bitcoin.it https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2018-17145
- github.com https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.2/doc/release-notes.md
- invdos.net https://invdos.net
- invdos.net https://invdos.net/paper/CVE-2018-17145.pdf
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.