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CVE-2018-17145

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  • Published2020-09-10
  • WeaknessCWE-400

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-09-1017:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Btcd project btcd
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.3= 0.3.0no fix published
0.3= 0.3.1no fix published
0.3= 0.3.2no fix published
0.3= 0.3.3no fix published
0.4= 0.4.0no fix published
0.5= 0.5.0no fix published
0.6= 0.6.0no fix published
0.7= 0.7.0no fix published
0.8= 0.8.0no fix published
0.9= 0.9.0no fix published
0.10= 0.10.0no fix published
0.11= 0.11.0no fix published
Bcoin
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.0< 1.0.21.0.2
Bitcoin bitcoin core
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.16≥ 0.16.0, < 0.16.20.16.2

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2020-09-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17145?

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.

Is CVE-2018-17145 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-17145 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.8% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-17145?

CVE-2018-17145 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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