CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2019-15947

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.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2019-15947 Not Applicable
https://gist.github.com/oxagast/50a121b2df32186e0c48411859d5861b Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-09-05 05:15

Updated : 2022-05-03 02:28

NVD link : CVE-2019-15947

Mitre link : CVE-2019-15947

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-312

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