CVE-2010-5138 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting wxBitcoin and bitcoind 0.3.x, where remote attackers can significantly increase electricity consumption by submitting Bitcoin transactions with numerous OP_CHECKSIG script opcodes. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.