CVE-2013-4165

Published Aug 2, 2013

Last updated 5 years ago

Overview

Description: The HTTPAuthorized function in bitcoinrpc.cpp in bitcoind 0.8.1 provides information about authentication failure upon detecting the first incorrect byte of a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine passwords via a timing side-channel attack.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.3
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-200

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "53B8A243-3A29-4E36-9974-6C19D944E9ED"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References