CVE-2012-2459 — MEDIUM (5.0)

Q: How severe is CVE-2012-2459?

CVE-2012-2459 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2012-2459?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Bitcoin Bitcoin Core.

Vulnerability Description

Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.6, 0.5.x before 0.5.5, 0.6.0.x before 0.6.0.7, and 0.6.x before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (block-processing outage and incorrect block count) via unknown behavior on a Bitcoin network.

CVSS Score

5.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

PARTIAL

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Bitcoin	Bitcoin Core	<= 0.4.5

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2012-2459?

CVE-2012-2459 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.6, 0.5.x before 0.5.5, 0.6.0.x before 0.6.0.7, and 0.6.x before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (block-proces...

How severe is CVE-2012-2459?

CVE-2012-2459 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2012-2459?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Bitcoin Bitcoin Core.