CVE-2016-10724

Published Jul 5, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1723 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:30 AM
Reserved
Jun 24, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 5, 2018, 10:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:40 AM