wxBitcoin and bitcoind before 0.3.13 do not properly handle bitcoins associated with…
Priority LOW 27CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
wxBitcoin and bitcoind before 0.3.13 do not properly handle bitcoins associated with Bitcoin transactions that have zero confirmations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid-transaction flood) by sending low-valued transactions without transaction fees.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0233 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.3.12 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.4 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.5 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.8 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.10 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.11 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.3.12 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.4 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.5 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.8 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3.12 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.4 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.5 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.8 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.10 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.11 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3.12 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.4 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.5 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:wxbitcoin:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.8 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5140
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chpj-6q2q-j7qg
References
More Bitcoin Core vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-18826 Memory management and protection issues in Bitcoin Core v22 allows attackers to modify… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-12251 Bitcoin Core 0.14.x before 0.14.3, 0.15.x before 0.15.2, and 0.16.x before 0.16.3 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-23274 Bitcoin Core before 25.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocktxn… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-35417 Bitcoin Core before 0.20.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-35412 Bitcoin Core before 0.20.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-15274 Bitcoin Core before 24.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-5140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-5140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chpj-6q2q-j7qg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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