Bitcoin Core 0.14.x before 0.14.3, 0.15.x before 0.15.2, and 0.16.x before 0.16.3 and…
Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Bitcoin Core 0.14.x before 0.14.3, 0.15.x before 0.15.2, and 0.16.x before 0.16.3 and Bitcoin Knots 0.14.x through 0.16.x before 0.16.3 allow a remote denial of service (application crash) exploitable by miners via duplicate input. An attacker can make bitcoind or Bitcoin-Qt crash.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06749 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.14.0 to before 0.14.3; 0.15.0 to before 0.15.2; 0.16.0 to before 0.16.3 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoinknots:bitcoin_knots:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.14.0 to before 0.16.3 | Vulnerable | Bitcoinknots |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.0 to before 0.14.3; 0.15.0 to before 0.15.2; 0.16.0 to before 0.16.3 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoinknots:bitcoin_knots:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.0 to before 0.16.3 Vulnerable ·Bitcoinknots
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35hw-99vw-mgp5
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2018-17144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-17144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35hw-99vw-mgp5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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