GHSA-3jgf-r68h-xfqm · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — btcd susceptible to consensus failures
btcd before 0.24.0 does not correctly implement the consensus rules outlined in BIP 68 and BIP 112, making it susceptible to consensus failures. Specifically, it uses the transaction version as a signed integer when it is supposed to be treated as unsigned. There can be a chain split and loss of funds.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-34478 is rated Low Risk (38.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 0.27% | 0.08% | -0.19% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 0.11% | 0.27% | +0.16% |
| 3 | 2025-06-13 | — | 0.11% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
GHSA-3jgf-r68h-xfqm · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — btcd susceptible to consensus failures
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| btcd_project | btcd | < 0.24.0 | cpe:2.3:a:btcd_project:btcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |