#VU3912 Improper input validation in Bitcoin-Qt - CVE-2012-4682

 

#VU3912 Improper input validation in Bitcoin-Qt - CVE-2012-4682

Published: January 10, 2017 / Updated: March 14, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU3912
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4682
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Bitcoin-Qt
Software vendor:
Bitcoin

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to unknown error that allows a remote attacker to trigger the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

The vulnerability is fixed in the following versions: 0.4.7rc3, 0.5.6rc3, 0.6.0.9rc1, and 0.6.3rc1.

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