CVE-2017-18350 describes a stack-based buffer overflow affecting bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt versions prior to 0.15.1. This vulnerability occurs due to an integer signedness error when a malicious SOCKS proxy server responds with an unexpected target domain name. Rated MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.9), a successful attack could lead to a denial of service (A:H) without requiring user interaction (UI:N) but necessitates a high attack complexity (AC:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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