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UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.