CVE-2024-52919

Summary

CVE-2024-52919 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting Bitcoin Core versions prior to 22.0. The issue stems from an integer overflow in the CAddrMan component of the software. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by flooding the system with a high volume of addr messages, leading to an assertion failure and subsequent daemon exit. This could potentially allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access or disrupt the Bitcoin network operations. Users are advised to upgrade their Bitcoin Core software to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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