CVE-2017-12842
HIGHBitcoin Core < 0.14.0 - SPV Proof Spoofing via Merkle Tree Leaf Node Weakness
Title source: llmDescription
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 (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bitslog.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/leaf-node-weakness-in-bitcoin-merkle-tree-design/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-February/016697.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0216
EPSS Percentile
80.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
bitcoin/bitcoin_core
< 0.14.0
Published
Mar 16, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026