Improper input validation in Bitcoin-Qt - CVE-2012-4682
Published: January 10, 2017 / Updated: March 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3912
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4682
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
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.
Affected software
Bitcoin-Qt
How to mitigate CVE-2012-4682
The vulnerability is fixed in the following versions: 0.4.7rc3, 0.5.6rc3, 0.6.0.9rc1, and 0.6.3rc1.