CVE-2022-44797: GO-2022-1098 - Denial of service in message decoding in github.com/btcsuite/btcd

CVE-2022-44797 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-11-08

Denial of service in message decoding in github.com/btcsuite/btcd

Technologies: github.com/btcsuite/btcd (Go), github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-44797 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-44797 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-44797?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 November 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/btcsuite/btcd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.23.2; github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.15.2-beta.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-44797?
Yes. github.com/btcsuite/btcd (Go): upgrade to 0.23.2 or later; github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd (Go): upgrade to 0.15.2-beta or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-44797?
Check whether you run github.com/btcsuite/btcd (Go) or github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/btcsuite/btcd (Go): upgrade to 0.23.2 or later
    go get github.com/btcsuite/btcd@v0.23.2
  • github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd (Go): upgrade to 0.15.2-beta or later
    go get github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd@v0.15.2-beta

Affected products

  • github.com/btcsuite/btcd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.23.2
  • github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.15.2-beta

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-44797
  • GHSA-2chg-86hq-7w38
  • GO-2022-1098

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