CVE-2016-10724

Description

Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0 allows denial of service (memory exhaustion) triggered by the remote network alert system (deprecated since Q1 2016) if an attacker can sign a message with a certain private key that had been known by unintended actors, because of an infinitely sized map. This affects other uses of the codebase, such as Bitcoin Knots before v0.13.0.knots20160814 and many altcoins.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory bitcoin.it
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2018-July/016189.html third party advisory
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures vendor advisory
https://github.com/JinBean/CVE-Extension
https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/alert-key-and-vulnerabilities-disclosure

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10724?
CVE-2016-10724 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10724?
To fix CVE-2016-10724, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10724 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10724 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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