VDB-213025 · CVE-2022-44797 · Issue 7002

Lightning Labs Ind up to 0.15.1 btcd privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Lightning Labs Ind up to 0.15.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component btcd. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-44797. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lightning Labs Ind up to 0.15.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component btcd. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

btcd before 0.23.2, as used in Lightning Labs lnd before 0.15.2-beta and other Bitcoin-related products, mishandles witness size checking.

The weakness was published 11/07/2022 as 7002. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-44797 since 11/07/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.15.2-beta eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Lightning Labs

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Ind 0.15.2-beta
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/07/2022 🔍
11/07/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/07/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2025 +906 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 7002
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-44797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-44797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213025

Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2022 11:34
Updated: 05/02/2025 01:53
Changes: 11/07/2022 11:34 (41), 12/05/2022 08:23 (11), 05/02/2025 01:53 (15)
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