CVE-2012-3789: Medium severity bitcoin vulnerability

Published Aug 6, 2012
·
Updated

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.

Affected Software

30 affected components
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.0
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.1
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.1-rc6
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.2
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.3
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.4
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.4-rc2
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.5
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.6
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.4.7-rc2
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core<=0.5.6
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.5.0-rc
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.5.1
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.5.3
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.5.3.1
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.5.4
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.5.5
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.5.6-rc2
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0.1
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0.2
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0.3
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0.4
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0.5
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0.6
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0.7
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0.8
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0-rc1
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.0-rc3
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.1
Bitcoin Bitcoin Core=0.6.2

Event History

Aug 6, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3789?

CVE-2012-3789 is considered to potentially cause denial of service attacks that may disrupt the Bitcoin network.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-3789?

To mitigate CVE-2012-3789, users should upgrade to a version of Bitcoin Core that is 0.4.7rc3 or later, 0.5.6rc3 or later, or 0.6.0.9rc1 or later.

3

Which versions of Bitcoin Core are affected by CVE-2012-3789?

CVE-2012-3789 affects Bitcoin Core versions from 0.4.0 up to 0.6.0.8, including various release candidates.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-3789?

CVE-2012-3789 is an unspecified denial of service vulnerability in Bitcoin Core that can result in process hangs.

5

Can remote attackers exploit CVE-2012-3789?

Yes, remote attackers can exploit CVE-2012-3789 to cause denial of service by inducing process hangs on vulnerable Bitcoin Core versions.

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