Vulnerability in Bitcoin Core
CVE-2012-2459
Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.6, 0.5.x before 0.5.5, 0.6.0.x before 0.6.0.7, and 0.6.x before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (block-processing outage and incorrect block count) via unknown behavior on a Bitcoin network.
EPSS: 0.031 (86.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Bitcoin Bitcoin_core — versions 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.8
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2459?
- CVE-2012-2459 is a vulnerability in Bitcoin Core. Published 2012-08-06.
- Is CVE-2012-2459 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.