Description
In Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gist.github.com/oxagast/50a121b2df32186e0c48411859d5861b
Not Applicable x_refsource_misc
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2019-15947
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/16824
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-18
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0139
EPSS Percentile
68.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-312
Status
published
Products (1)
bitcoin/bitcoin_core
0.18.0
Published
Sep 05, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026