ALT-PU-2019-3097-1
Closed vulnerabilities
Published: 2019-09-05
Modified: 2024-11-21
Modified: 2024-11-21
CVE-2019-15947
In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command.
Severity: HIGH (7.5)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References:
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2019-15947
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2019-15947
- https://gist.github.com/oxagast/50a121b2df32186e0c48411859d5861b
- https://gist.github.com/oxagast/50a121b2df32186e0c48411859d5861b
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824
- GLSA-202009-18
- GLSA-202009-18