The Bloom Filter implementation in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x before 0.8.4rc1 allows…
Priority LOW 27CWE-189Published · 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-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Bloom Filter implementation in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x before 0.8.4rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and daemon crash) via a crafted sequence of messages.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01999 80th 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 rc1 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 rc2 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 rc3 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 rc3 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin-qt:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5700
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j3j-6q87-74cg
References
More Bitcoin-qt vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01689 Bitcoin-Qt 0.5.0.x before 0.5.0.5; 0.5.1.x, 0.5.2.x, and 0.5.3.x before 0.5.3.1; and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-02042 bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-03992 The alert functionality in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.7.0 supports different… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-08765 In Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0, a non-final alert is able to block the special "final… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-08764 Bitcoin Core before v0.13.0 allows denial of service (memory exhaustion) triggered by the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-02809 bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.9rc2, 0.5.x before 0.5.8rc2, 0.6.x before 0.6.5rc2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2013-5700 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-5700 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j3j-6q87-74cg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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