CVE-2023-33297 — Bitcoin Core before 24
Bitcoin Core before 24.1, when debug mode is not used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (e.g., CPU consumption) because draining the inventory-to-send queue is inefficient, as exploited in the wild in May 2023.
Published
2023-05-22T05:15:09.460
Last modified
2026-06-17T06:01:31.273
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Bitcoin Core before 24.1, when debug mode is not used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (e.g., CPU consumption) because draining the inventory-to-send queue is inefficient, as exploited in the wild in May 2023.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-05-22T05:15:09.460
- Last modified: 2026-06-17T06:01:31.273
09References
- en.bitcoin.it — https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures
- github.com — https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-2…
- github.com — https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27586
- github.com — https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27623
- github.com — https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27610
- github.com — https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/issues/3243#issuecomment-1712575544
- github.com — https://github.com/visualbasic6/drain
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
- x.com — https://x.com/123456/status/1711601593399828530
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