CVE-2017-12842

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
16/03/2020
Last modified:
23/03/2020

Description

Bitcoin Core before 0.14 allows an attacker to create an ostensibly valid SPV proof for a payment to a victim who uses an SPV wallet, even if that payment did not actually occur. Completing the attack would cost more than a million dollars, and is relevant mainly only in situations where an autonomous system relies solely on an SPV proof for transactions of a greater dollar amount.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0.14.0 (excluding)