CVE-2010-5139

HIGH 7.5CVE-2010-5139 · Published 06/08/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2010-5139 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting bitcoin core (bitcoin), wxbitcoin (bitcoin).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.7%, higher than 85.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
bitcoin core bitcoin	`= 0.3.4= 0.3.5= 0.3.8≤ 0.3.10`	No fix yet
wxbitcoin bitcoin	`= 0.3.4= 0.3.5= 0.3.8≤ 0.3.10`	No fix yet

Description

Integer overflow in wxBitcoin and bitcoind before 0.3.11 allows remote attackers to bypass intended economic restrictions and create many bitcoins via a crafted Bitcoin transaction.

References

bitcointalk.org/index.php · Exploit
en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CVEs · Vendor Advisory

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