Description
In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2019-6848 | In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T01:03:32.586Z
Reserved: 2019-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-15947
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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-09-05T17:15:12.187
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:29:47.923
Link: CVE-2019-15947
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD