CVE-2010-5139 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in wxBitcoin and bitcoind versions prior to 0.3.11. This flaw allowed remote attackers to bypass economic restrictions and generate an excessive number of bitcoins through a specially crafted transaction. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.