Denial of Service Vulnerability in wxBitcoin and bitcoind Software
CVE-2010-5140

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Key Information:

Vendor

Bitcoin

Status
Wxbitcoin
Bitcoin Core
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 August 2012

What is CVE-2010-5140?

The software wxBitcoin and bitcoind prior to version 0.3.13 contains a flaw in handling Bitcoin transactions that have zero confirmations. This vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers to induce a denial of service condition by sending numerous low-valued transactions that do not include transaction fees, potentially flooding the system with invalid transactions.

References

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs
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http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1306.0
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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CVE-2010-5140 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in wxBitcoin and bitcoind Software