Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 51.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2019-15947
- https://gist.github.com/oxagast/50a121b2df32186e0c48411859d5861b
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2019-15947
- https://gist.github.com/oxagast/50a121b2df32186e0c48411859d5861b
- https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18
Products affected by CVE-2019-15947
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cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.18.0