Bitcoin Core up to 21.x on MiniUPnP infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bitcoin Core up to 21.x on MiniUPnP. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to infinite loop. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-52917. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bitcoin Core up to 21.x on MiniUPnP. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Bitcoin Core before 22.0 has a miniupnp infinite loop in which it allocates memory on the basis of random data received over the network, e.g., large M-SEARCH replies from a fake UPnP device.

The advisory is shared for download at en.bitcoin.it. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-52917 since 11/18/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 22.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Core 22.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: en.bitcoin.it
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-52917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-52917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284920

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2024 07:14
Changes: 11/18/2024 07:14 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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