cve-2017-12842
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-03-16 19:42
Modified
2024-08-05 18:51
Severity ?
Summary
Bitcoin Core before 0.14 allows an attacker to create an ostensibly valid SPV proof for a payment to a victim who uses an SPV wallet, even if that payment did not actually occur. Completing the attack would cost more than a million dollars, and is relevant mainly only in situations where an autonomous system relies solely on an SPV proof for transactions of a greater dollar amount.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://bitslog.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/leaf-node-weakness-in-bitcoin-merkle-tree-design/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_ExposuresVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-February/016697.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bitslog.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/leaf-node-weakness-in-bitcoin-merkle-tree-design/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_ExposuresVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-February/016697.htmlThird Party Advisory
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