Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)

CVE-2025-46598

Medium

5.3/10

Summary

Bitcoin Core through 29.0 allows a denial of service via a crafted transaction.

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: NETWORK
Integrity Impact: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: LOW

CWE-405 - Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)

Software that does not appropriately monitor or control resource consumption can lead to adverse system performance.

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Mar 20, 2026