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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2024-38365
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Published At-11 Oct, 2024 | 20:15
Updated At-20 Aug, 2025 | 19:23

btcd is an alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang). The btcd Bitcoin client (versions 0.10 to 0.24) did not correctly re-implement Bitcoin Core's "FindAndDelete()" functionality. This logic is consensus-critical: the difference in behavior with the other Bitcoin clients can lead to btcd clients accepting an invalid Bitcoin block (or rejecting a valid one). This consensus failure can be leveraged to cause a chain split (accepting an invalid Bitcoin block) or be exploited to DoS the btcd nodes (rejecting a valid Bitcoin block). An attacker can create a standard transaction where FindAndDelete doesn't return a match but removeOpCodeByData does making btcd get a different sighash, leading to a chain split. Importantly, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely by any Bitcoin user and does not require any hash power. This is because the difference in behavior can be triggered by a "standard" Bitcoin transaction, that is a transaction which gets relayed through the P2P network before it gets included in a Bitcoin block. `removeOpcodeByData(script []byte, dataToRemove []byte)` removes any data pushes from `script` that contain `dataToRemove`. However, `FindAndDelete` only removes exact matches. So for example, with `script = "<data> <data||foo>"` and `dataToRemove = "data"` btcd will remove both data pushes but Bitcoin Core's `FindAndDelete` only removes the first `<data>` push. This has been patched in btcd version v0.24.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.17.4HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Primary3.18.1HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.4
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 8.1
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CPE Matches

btcd_project
btcd_project
>>btcd>>Versions from 0.10.0(inclusive) to 0.24.2(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-670Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-670
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/cve-2024-38365-public-disclosure-btcd-findanddelete-bug/1184security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/commit/04469e600e7d4a58881e2e5447d19024e49800f5security-advisories@github.com
Patch
https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases/tag/v0.24.2security-advisories@github.com
Release Notes
https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/security/advisories/GHSA-27vh-h6mc-q6g8security-advisories@github.com
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/cve-2024-38365-public-disclosure-btcd-findanddelete-bug/1184
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Hyperlink: https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/commit/04469e600e7d4a58881e2e5447d19024e49800f5
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource:
Patch
Hyperlink: https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases/tag/v0.24.2
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource:
Release Notes
Hyperlink: https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/security/advisories/GHSA-27vh-h6mc-q6g8
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
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