7.5

CVE-2023-33297: bitcoin bitcoin_core Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Modified
Published 22-05-2023Last modified 28-01-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-33297 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in bitcoin bitcoin_core. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Bitcoin Core before 24.1, when debug mode is not used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (e.g., CPU consumption) because draining the inventory-to-send queue is inefficient, as exploited in the wild in May 2023.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.40% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Bitcoin1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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