What is CVE-2010-5139?

CVE-2010-5139 is a vulnerability in Bitcoin Core, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-08-06.

Is CVE-2010-5139 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Bitcoin Core

CVE-2010-5139

Integer overflow in wxBitcoin and bitcoind before 0.3.11 allows remote attackers to bypass intended economic restrictions and create many bitcoins via a crafted Bitcoin transaction.

Published 2012-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Bitcoin Core — versions 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.8
Bitcoin Wxbitcoin — versions 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-189

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

bitcointalk.org/index.php (Exploit)
en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-5139?: CVE-2010-5139 is a vulnerability in Bitcoin Core, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-08-06.
Is CVE-2010-5139 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.