CVE-2023-33297 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Bitcoin Core versions prior to 24.1 when not in debug mode. Attackers can exploit an inefficient inventory-to-send queue draining process, leading to high CPU consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. While exploited in the wild in May 2023, there is no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 24.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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