CVE-2017-18350
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt prior to 0.15.1 have a stack-based buffer overflow if an attacker...
CVE-2017-18350 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Bitcoin Core, published March 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.9 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.60%EPSS, 76th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt prior to 0.15.1 have a stack-based buffer overflow if an attacker-controlled SOCKS proxy server is used. This results from an integer signedness error when the proxy server responds with an acknowledgement of an unexpected target domain name.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt prior to 0.15.1 have a stack-based buffer overflow if an attacker-controlled SOCKS proxy server is used. This results from an integer signedness error when the proxy server responds with an acknowledgement of an unexpected target domain name.
- Record
CVE-2017-18350- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt prior to 0.15.1 have a stack-based buffer overflow if an attacker-controlled SOCKS proxy server is used. This results from an integer signedness error when the proxy server responds with an acknowledgement of an unexpected target domain name.
- Record
CVE-2017-18350- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9474No score
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt prior to 0.15.1 have a stack-based buffer overflow if an attacker-controlled SOCKS proxy server is used. This results from an integer signedness error when the proxy server responds with an acknowledgement of an unexpected target domain name.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9474- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwpp-3gx9-68rrNo score
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt prior to 0.15.1 have a stack-based buffer overflow if an attacker...
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt prior to 0.15.1 have a stack-based buffer overflow if an attacker-controlled SOCKS proxy server is used. This results from an integer signedness error when the proxy server responds with an acknowledgement of an unexpected target domain name.
- Record
GHSA-xwpp-3gx9-68rr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt prior to 0.15.1 have a stack-based buffer overflow if an attacker-controlled SOCKS proxy server is used. This results from an integer signedness error when the proxy server responds with an acknowledgement of an unexpected target domain name.
- Record
CVE-2017-18350- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.