Unscored severity · published Aug 6, 2012
CVE-2012-1909
The Bitcoin protocol, as used in bitcoind before 0.4.4, wxBitcoin, Bitcoin-Qt, and other programs, does not properly handle multiple transactions with the same identifier, which…
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CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Bitcoin protocol, as used in bitcoind before 0.4.4, wxBitcoin, Bitcoin-Qt, and other programs, does not properly handle multiple transactions with the same identifier, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unspendable transaction) by leveraging the ability to create a duplicate coinbase transaction.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BC
Bitcoin Core · Bitcoin
through 0.4.4; 0.3.4; 0.3.5; 0.3.8; 0.3.10; 0.3.11; +4 more · source: NVD
WX
Wxbitcoin · Bitcoin
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1909
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1909
r6.ca
http://r6.ca/blog/20120206T005236Z.html
sourceforge.net
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=CAPg%2BsBhmGHnMResVxPDZdfpmWTb9uqD0RrQD7oSXBQq7oHpm8g%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=bitcoin-development
bitcointalk.org
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=67738.0
bugs.gentoo.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407793
Vendor Advisory
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0030
Vendor Advisory
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs
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