CVE-2017-12842 describes a vulnerability in Bitcoin Core versions prior to 0.14 that allows an attacker to forge ostensibly valid SPV proofs for non-existent payments to SPV wallet users. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low complexity, leading to a high integrity impact by deceiving autonomous systems reliant solely on SPV proofs for large transactions. While theoretically impactful, the attack cost exceeds a million dollars, making it impractical for most scenarios. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.