PT-2024-35480 · Unknown · Bitcoin Core

Practicalswift · Published 2024-11-18 · Updated 2024-11-18 · CVE-2024-52912

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Bitcoin Core versions prior to 0.21.0

Description: The issue arises from an integer overflow when calculating the time offset for newly connecting peers, combined with an abs64 logic bug. This can lead to a network split.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 0.21.0, update to version 0.21.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the connection of new peers to minimize the risk of a network split.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-52912

Affected Products

Bitcoin Core

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52912 · Security Note
• https://bitcoincore.org/en/2024/07/03/disclose-timestamp-overflow · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/101949 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1858419442977239433 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/11267 · Telegram Post
• https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures · Note