CVE-2024-52918

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Nov 18, 2024
CWE ID 770

Summary

CVE-2024-52918 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Bitcoin Core's Bitcoin-Qt component prior to version 0.20.0. This issue permits remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition, leading to memory consumption and application crashes. The attack is initiated through a maliciously crafted BIP21 r parameter within a URL that contains a large file.

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