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CVE-2010-5140: bitcoin bitcoin_core

Modified
Published 06-08-2012Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-5140 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in bitcoin bitcoin_core. EPSS estimates a 2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.33%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

wxBitcoin and bitcoind before 0.3.13 do not properly handle bitcoins associated with Bitcoin transactions that have zero confirmations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid-transaction flood) by sending low-valued transactions without transaction fees.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.03 pp

From 2.30% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Bitcoin2 products
  • bitcoin_core≤ 0.3.12 | 0.3.4 | 0.3.5 | 0.3.8 | 0.3.10 | 0.3.11
  • wxbitcoin≤ 0.3.12 | 0.3.4 | 0.3.5 | 0.3.8 | 0.3.10 | 0.3.11

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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