Description
Bitmessage PyBitmessage version v0.6.2 (and introduced in or after commit 8ce72d8d2d25973b7064b1cf76a6b0b3d62f0ba0) contains a Eval injection vulnerability in main program, file src/messagetypes/__init__.py function constructObject that can result in Code Execution. This attack appears to be exploitable via remote attacker using a malformed message which must be processed by the victim - e.g. arrive from any sender on bitmessage network. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v0.6.3.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/commit/3a8016d31f517775d226aa8b902480f4a3a148a9#comments
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0244
EPSS Percentile
82.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
bitmessage/pybitmessage
0.6.2
Published
Mar 13, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026