Bitcoin Core 0.16.x before 0.16.2 and Bitcoin Knots 0.16.x before 0.16.2 allow remote…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04759 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed bcoin (npm): 1.0.2
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 |
| — | bcoin (npm) | before 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- bcoin (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.2 Fixed in 1.0.2 Patch available GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw
CPE configurations NVD · 24
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bcoin:bcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Bcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.16.0 to before 0.16.2 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoinknots:bitcoin_knots:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.16.0 to before 0.16.2 | Vulnerable | Bitcoinknots |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.0 alpha | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.1 alpha | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.2 alpha | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.3 alpha | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4.0 alpha | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 alpha | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.6.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.0 alpha | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:bcoin:bcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Bcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16.0 to before 0.16.2 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoinknots:bitcoin_knots:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16.0 to before 0.16.2 Vulnerable ·Bitcoinknots
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 alpha Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.2 alpha Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.3 alpha Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.6.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
Show 14 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.0 alpha | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.8.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.0 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.10.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.0 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.11.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.11.0 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.11.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.11.1 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.12.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.12.0 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.13.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.13.0 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.13.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.13.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.20.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.20.0 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.20.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.20.1 beta | Vulnerable | Btcd Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:decred:dcrd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | Decred |
| cpe:2.3:a:litecoin:litecoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.16.0 to before 0.16.2 | Vulnerable | Litecoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:namecoin:namecoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.16.0 to before 0.16.2 | Vulnerable | Namecoin |
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.8.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.10.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.11.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.11.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.1 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.12.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.0 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.13.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.0 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.13.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.20.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20.0 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.20.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20.1 beta Vulnerable ·Btcd Project
- cpe:2.3:a:decred:dcrd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Decred
- cpe:2.3:a:litecoin:litecoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16.0 to before 0.16.2 Vulnerable ·Litecoin
- cpe:2.3:a:namecoin:namecoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16.0 to before 0.16.2 Vulnerable ·Namecoin
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw bcoin (npm) Fixed in 1.0.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17145
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw
References
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2018-17145 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-17145 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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