Access Control Bypass Affecting bitcoin/bitcoin package, versions [,25.0rc2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BITCOINBITCOIN-8400295
  • published21 Nov 2024
  • disclosed18 Nov 2024
  • creditSuhas Daftuar

Introduced: 18 Nov 2024

NewCVE-2024-52921  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade bitcoin/bitcoin to version 25.0rc2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Control Bypass through the transmission of a mutated block. An attacker can disrupt the synchronization process by manipulating block data.

CVSS Scores

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