CVE-2012-4684 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt versions prior to 0.7.0. The flaw allows remote attackers to exploit the alert functionality by submitting modified, yet valid, signatures for circulating alerts, leading to excessive resource consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can cause a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:bitcoin_core:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.