CVE-2012-2459
bitcoind & Bitcoin-Qt <0.4.6, <0.5.5, <0.6.0.7, <0.6.2 - DoS
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2459. PoCs published by systemslibrarian.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a detailed technical implementation and explanation of Merkle proofs, including consistency proofs and inclusion proofs, with a focus on the CVE-2012-2459 vulnerability in Bitcoin's handling of odd nodes. It demonstrates the vulnerability through code and explanations but does not contain a direct exploit.
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.
Exploits (1)
This repository provides a detailed technical implementation and explanation of Merkle proofs, including consistency proofs and inclusion proofs, with a focus on the CVE-2012-2459 vulnerability in Bitcoin's handling of odd nodes. It demonstrates the vulnerability through code and explanations but does not contain a direct exploit.