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CVE-2012-4684
The alert functionality in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.7.0 supports different character representations of the same signature data, but relies on a hash o…
Impact
The alert functionality in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.7.0 supports different character representations of the same signature data, but relies on a hash of this signature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a valid modified signature for a circulating alert.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | Bitcoin-Qt | Version 0.6.3 |
| Bitcoin | Bitcoin Core | Versions 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.8, 0.3.10, 0.3.11, 0.3.12 |
| Bitcoin | Bitcoind | Version 0.6.3 |
| Bitcoin | Wxbitcoin | Versions 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.8, 0.3.10, 0.3.11, 0.4.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=148109.0
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8392.0
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVE-2012-4684
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=148109.0
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8392.0
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVE-2012-4684
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs