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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

03 May 2022, 14:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824 - (MISC) https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18 - (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18 - Third Party Advisory
CWE CWE-326 CWE-312

Information

Published : 2019-09-05 17:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:20


NVD link : CVE-2019-15947

Mitre link : CVE-2019-15947

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-15947


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Products Affected

bitcoin

  • bitcoin_core
CWE
CWE-312

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