medium4.3
CVE-2011-4447
The "encrypt wallet" feature in wxBitcoin and bitcoind 0.4.x before 0.4.1, and 0.5.0rc, does not properly interact with the deletion functionality of BSDDB, wh…
Impact
The "encrypt wallet" feature in wxBitcoin and bitcoind 0.4.x before 0.4.1, and 0.5.0rc, does not properly interact with the deletion functionality of BSDDB, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain unencrypted private keys from Bitcoin wallet files by bypassing the BSDDB interface and reading entries that are marked for deletion.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | Bitcoin Core | Versions 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.5.0 |
| Bitcoin | Wxbitcoin | Versions 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.5.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bitcoin.org/releases/2011/11/21/v0.5.0.html
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=51474.0
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=51604.0
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs
- http://bitcoin.org/releases/2011/11/21/v0.5.0.html
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=51474.0
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=51604.0
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs