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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-14198
CVE-2020-14198:
Bitcoin Core vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Bitcoin Core 0.20.0 was found to contain a vulnerability that allows remote denial of service attacks (CVE-2020-14198). The vulnerability was disclosed and fixed in version 0.20.1 (MITRE, GENTOO).
Technical details
The vulnerability affects Bitcoin Core version 0.20.0 and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition. The issue was assigned a CVE identifier CVE-2020-14198 and was fixed in version 0.20.1 (MITRE, BITCOIN_WIKI).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition, potentially disrupting the operation of Bitcoin Core nodes (MITRE).
Exploitability
The vulnerability is considered 'Easy' to exploit remotely, with a deployment fix rate of 93% according to available data (BITCOIN_WIKI).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users of affected versions should upgrade to Bitcoin Core version 0.20.1 or later to address this vulnerability. Package managers like Gentoo have released updates to patch this issue (GENTOO).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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