bitcoin bitcoind up to 0.6.2 denial of service

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.1$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in bitcoin bitcoind. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-3789. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in bitcoin bitcoind and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.7rc3, 0.5.x before 0.5.6rc3, 0.6.0.x before 0.6.0.9rc1, and 0.6.x before 0.6.3rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via unknown behavior on a Bitcoin network.

The weakness was published 08/06/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at en.bitcoin.it. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3789 since 06/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61766 (FreeBSD : bitcoin -- denial of service (b50913ce-f4a7-11e1-b135-003067b2972c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.4.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77657), Tenable (61766), SecurityFocus (BID 54925†), OSVDB (84546†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44662†). Similar entries are available at VDB-61471, VDB-61468, VDB-61467 and VDB-61466. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 61766
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : bitcoin -- denial of service (b50913ce-f4a7-11e1-b135-003067b2972c)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 71868
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: bitcoin
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: bitcoind 0.4.7

Timelineinfo

06/19/2012 🔍
06/20/2012 +1 days 🔍
06/20/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2012 +47 days 🔍
08/06/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2012 +29 days 🔍
05/27/2014 +630 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +300 days 🔍
12/07/2021 +2451 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: en.bitcoin.it
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-3789 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3789
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61475
X-Force: 77657
SecurityFocus: 54925 - Bitcoin Bitcoin-Qt and Bitcoind Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 84546
Vulnerability Center: 44662 - BitCoind and Bitcoin-Qt Remote DoS Vulnerability via an Unknown Behavior on a Bitcoin Network, Medium

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/07/2021 09:35
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 05/29/2017 08:54 (5), 12/07/2021 09:35 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:9BA:103

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you need the next level of professionalism?

Upgrade your account now!