CVE-2013-4165 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can determine passwords via timing side-channel attacks due to early authentication failure detection in the Bitcoin daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4165?
CVE-2013-4165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bitcoin Bitcoin Core, published on 1 Aug 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitcoin Bitcoin Core.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-4165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Bitcoin Core
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v7c-9xxg-p4h3.