CVE-2019-25220
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-29
Bitcoin Core before 24.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a flood of low-difficulty header chains (aka a "Chain Width Expansion" attack) because a node does not first verify that a presented chain has enough work before committing to store it.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
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- https://bitcoincore.org/en/2022/12/12/release-24.0.1/Patchcnnvd
- https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/09/18/disclose-headers-oomcnnvd
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposurescnnvd
- https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-October/017354.htmlcnnvd
- https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/09/18/disclose-headers-oomenisa_euvd
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposuresenisa_euvd
- https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-October/017354.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/09/18/disclose-headers-oomVendor Advisorynvd
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