High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17145
CVE-2018-17145
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
bcoinnpm | < 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
Affected products
26- Bitcoin/Coredescription
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=0.16.0,<0.16.2
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoinknots:bitcoin_knots:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=0.16.0,<0.16.2
cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.3.3:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.5.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.6.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.8.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.10.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.11.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.11.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.12.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.13.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.13.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.20.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:0.20.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- invdos.net/paper/CVE-2018-17145.pdfnvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_ExposuresnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jwghsaADVISORY
- github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.16.2/doc/release-notes.mdnvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- invdos.netnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17145ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin/security/advisories/GHSA-hx3r-jv9q-85jwghsaWEB
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