VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4165
The HTTPAuthorized function in bitcoinrpc.cpp in bitcoind 0.8.1 provides information about authentication failure upon detecting the first incorrect byte of a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine passwords via a timing…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The HTTPAuthorized function in bitcoinrpc.cpp in bitcoind 0.8.1 provides information about authentication failure upon detecting the first incorrect byte of a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine passwords via a timing side-channel attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.28% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- bitcoin/bitcoin core
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.