CVE-2016-10724 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0, Bitcoin Knots, and various altcoins. It allows an attacker to trigger memory exhaustion by sending a specially crafted message through the deprecated remote network alert system, provided they possess a specific private key. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 0.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 0.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.