Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting bitcoin/bitcoin package, versions [,29.1-rc1)
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- published31 Mar 2026
- disclosed20 Mar 2026
- creditPieter Wuille
Introduced: 20 Mar 2026
CVE-2025-46597 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade bitcoin/bitcoin to version 29.1-rc1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound due to uncapped -maxmempool and -dbcache values for 32-bit architectures. An attacker can cause unexpected behavior or potentially execute arbitrary code by providing specially crafted input values that trigger the overflow.