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MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2459
Bitcoin-Qt Block Processing DOS
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.6, 0.5.x before 0.5.5, 0.6.0.x before 0.6.0.7, and 0.6.x before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (block-processing outage and incorrect block count) via unknown behavior on a Bitcoin network.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2012, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:39 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-2459 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2459 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bitcoin bitcoin_core
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2459.

URL Resource
https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=81749
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415973
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs Vendor Advisory
https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=81749
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415973
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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node101-io/merkle-tree

A JavaScript library to use Merkle Tree

JavaScript

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2024, 10:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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1-14/Project05

None

Python

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 3, 2023, 4:13 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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slowmist/Cryptocurrency-Security-Audit-Guide

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
176 stars 42 fork 42 watcher
Born at : March 21, 2022, 10:41 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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akircanski/coinbugs

common bugs in L1 blockchain implementations

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 22, 2022, 6:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.
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uvhw/conchimgiangnang

master

C++ HTML M4

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2021, 3:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 46 different CVEs too.
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dmp1ce/eloipool-docker

Docker configuration for eloipool

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 4 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 28, 2020, midnight This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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fmerg/pymerkle

Merkle-tree in Python

cryptography merkle-tree merkle-proof python hash-tree security

Python Shell

Updated: 6 months ago
70 stars 21 fork 21 watcher
Born at : Aug. 23, 2018, 7:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2459 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2459 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.5.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.5.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.4.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.4.5
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.4.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoind:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.4.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.4.5
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.4.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2459 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2459 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.73 }} 0.32%

score

0.80948

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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