{"id":"CVE-2024-38359","aliases":["GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7","GO-2024-2943"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38359","summary":"Lightning Network Daemon Onion Bomb","details":"The Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) - is a complete implementation of a Lightning Network node. A parsing vulnerability in lnd's onion processing logic and lead to a DoS vector due to excessive memory allocation.  The issue was patched in lnd v0.17.0. Users should update to a version > v0.17.0 to be protected. Users unable to upgrade may set the `--rejecthtlc` CLI flag and also disable forwarding on channels via the `UpdateChanPolicyCommand`, or disable listening on a public network interface via the `--nolisten` flag as a mitigation.","published":"2024-06-20T22:16:00.428Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:28.579960145Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.00572,"percentile":0.44137,"asOf":"2026-08-07"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd","fixedVersion":"0.17.0-beta"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/dos-disclosure-lnd-onion-bomb/979"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.17.0-beta"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lightning.network"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://morehouse.github.io/lightning/lnd-onion-bomb"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38359.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/security/advisories/GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38359"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:28.579960145Z"}}