CVE-2013-4627 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in Bitcoin node software by sending large transaction data.
- 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-2013-4627?
CVE-2013-4627 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large amount of tx message data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4627?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitcoin Bitcoin Core.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-4627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Bitcoin Core
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxxf-vm5g-c9h8.