CVE-2022-44797
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
btcd before 0.23.2, as used in Lightning Labs lnd before 0.15.2-beta and other Bitcoin-related products, mishandles witness size checking.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-2chg-86hq-7w38btcd mishandles witness size checking2022-11-07ghsa · osvUS
btcd before 0.23.2, as used in Lightning Labs lnd before 0.15.2-beta and other Bitcoin-related products, mishandles witness size checking. ### Specific Go Packages Affected github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire
- GO-2022-1098Denial of service in message decoding in github.com/btcsuite/btcd2022-11-08vendor · osvUS
Erroneous message decoding can cause denial of service. Improper checking of maximum witness size during node message decoding prevented nodes in Lightning Labs lnd (before 0.15.2-beta) to sync.
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references (14)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-44797/cnnvd
- https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/1896cnnvd
- https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases/tag/v0.23.2cnnvd
- https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases/tag/v0.23.3Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/7002cnnvd
- https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.15.2-betacnnvd
- https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/1896enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases/tag/v0.23.2enisa_euvd
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