Bitcoin bitcoind 0.4.0/0.4.1/0.5.0 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Bitcoin bitcoind 0.4.0/0.4.1/0.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-4447. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bitcoin bitcoind 0.4.0/0.4.1/0.5.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 08/06/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at en.bitcoin.it. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-4447 since 11/14/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

Upgrading to version 0.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-61475, VDB-61471, VDB-61467 and VDB-61466 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: bitcoind 0.4.0

Timelineinfo

11/14/2011 🔍
08/06/2012 +266 days 🔍
08/06/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +959 days 🔍
02/19/2019 +1429 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: en.bitcoin.it
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4447 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4447
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61468
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/19/2019 11:13
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (47), 02/19/2019 11:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:CDE:103

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