bitcoin Bitcoin-Qt up to 0.4.5 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in bitcoin Bitcoin-Qt up to 0.4.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2459. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in bitcoin Bitcoin-Qt up to 0.4.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.6, 0.5.x before 0.5.5, 0.6.0.x before 0.6.0.7, and 0.6.x before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (block-processing outage and incorrect block count) via unknown behavior on a Bitcoin network.

The weakness was released 08/06/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at en.bitcoin.it. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2459 since 05/07/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.3.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-61475, VDB-61468, VDB-61467 and VDB-61466. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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: Bitcoin-Qt 0.3.11

Timelineinfo

05/07/2012 🔍
08/06/2012 +91 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-2012-2459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61471
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/19/2019 11:21
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (47), 02/19/2019 11:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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