CVE-2012-1910
Bitcoin-Qt 0.5.0.x before 0.5.0.5; 0.5.1.x, 0.5.2.x, and 0.5.3.x before 0.5.3.1; and 0.6.x before 0.6.0rc4 on Windows does not use MinGW multithread-safe exception handling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Bitcoin-Qt 0.5.0.x before 0.5.0.5; 0.5.1.x, 0.5.2.x, and 0.5.3.x before 0.5.3.1; and 0.6.x before 0.6.0rc4 on Windows does not use MinGW multithread-safe exception handling, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted Bitcoin protocol messages.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.51% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bitcoin/bitcoin-qt · bitcoin/bitcoin core
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://gavintech.blogspot.com/2012/03/full-disclosure-bitcoin-qt-on-windows.html
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=69120.0
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/8864019f6d88b13d3442843d9e6ebeb8dd938831Exploit, Patch
- http://gavintech.blogspot.com/2012/03/full-disclosure-bitcoin-qt-on-windows.html
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=69120.0
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/8864019f6d88b13d3442843d9e6ebeb8dd938831Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.