CVE-2025-24371
HIGHDescription
CometBFT is a distributed, Byzantine fault-tolerant, deterministic state machine replication engine. In the `blocksync` protocol peers send their `base` and `latest` heights when they connect to a new node (`A`), which is syncing to the tip of a network. `base` acts as a lower ground and informs `A` that the peer only has blocks starting from height `base`. `latest` height informs `A` about the latest block in a network. Normally, nodes would only report increasing heights. If `B` fails to provide the latest block, `B` is removed and the `latest` height (target height) is recalculated based on other nodes `latest` heights. The existing code however doesn't check for the case where `B` first reports `latest` height `X` and immediately after height `Y`, where `X > Y`. `A` will be trying to catch up to 2000 indefinitely. This condition requires the introduction of malicious code in the full node first reporting some non-existing `latest` height, then reporting lower `latest` height and nodes which are syncing using `blocksync` protocol. This issue has been patched in versions 1.0.1 and 0.38.17 and all users are advised to upgrade. Operators may attempt to ban malicious peers from the network as a workaround.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v4 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-703 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-21894 | Critical | 9.8 | 19% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-59538 | High | 7.5 | 8.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-5031 | High | 8.8 | 6.0% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-49786 | High | 7.5 | 5.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-22052 | High | 7.5 | 3.8% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-10781 | High | 8.1 | 3.7% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-24371?
No published fix for CVE-2025-24371 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2025-24371 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-24371 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.46% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-24371?
CVE-2025-24371 has a CVSS v4 base score of 7.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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