The Discovery of the Vulnerability
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD), a comprehensive cybersecurity resource, recently flagged a significant security risk associated with Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots. Specifically, the vulnerability, cataloged as CVE-2023-50428, affects versions of Bitcoin Core up to 26.0 and Bitcoin Knots before 25.1.knots20231115. This issue centers around the ability to bypass datacarrier size limits by disguising data as code, a method employed notably by the Inscriptions group in both 2022 and 2023.
Impact and Exploitation
This vulnerability has real-world implications for the Bitcoin network. By allowing the bypassing of datacarrier limits, the network could be inundated with non-transactional data. This spamming potential poses a risk of clogging the blockchain, which could, in turn, affect network performance and transaction fees. The concern is far from theoretical, having been…
