Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2012-2459
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.5.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2459
0.73%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 81 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-2459
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2012-2459
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415973
415973 – (CVE-2012-2459) <net-p2p/{bitcoind,bitcoin-qt}-0.5.5 : DoS vulnerability (CVE-2012-2459)
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https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - Bitcoin WikiVendor Advisory
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https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=81749
[ANN] Critical vulnerability (denial-of-service attack)
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