VDB
CVE-2019-15947
CVE-2019-15947
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command.
EPSS 1.40% · 72.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
1.40%
72.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bitcoin | bitcoin_core | 0.18.0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Sep 5, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 12, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://gist.github.com/oxagast/50a121b2df32186e0c48411859d5861b exploit
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824 discussion
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2019-15947 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15947 advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18 advisory