CVE-2024-52921
In Bitcoin Core before 25.0, a peer can affect the download state of other peers by sending a...
In Bitcoin Core before 25.0, a peer can affect the download state of other peers by sending a mutated block.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In Bitcoin Core before 25.0, a peer can affect the download state of other peers by sending a mutated block.
- Record
CVE-2024-52921- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-45971
In Bitcoin Core before 25.0, a peer can affect the download state of other peers by sending a mutated block.
- Record
EUVD-2024-45971- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rxgg-vpm5-pccw
In Bitcoin Core before 25.0, a peer can affect the download state of other peers by sending a...
In Bitcoin Core before 25.0, a peer can affect the download state of other peers by sending a mutated block.
- Record
GHSA-rxgg-vpm5-pccw- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Bitcoin Core before 25.0, a peer can affect the download state of other peers by sending a mutated block.
- Record
CVE-2024-52921- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Bitcoin Core before 25.0, a peer can affect the download state of other peers by sending a mutated block.
- Record
CVE-2024-52921- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-52921 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Bitcoin Core, published November 18, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.