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CVE-2013-4165
Published: Aug 1, 2013
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
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References
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/2838
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[oss-security] 20130725 Re: CVE request: timing leak in bitcoind
mailing-list
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https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/2845
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