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CVE-2021-3401

mitre — Bitcoin Core before 0.19.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when another application unsafely passes the -platformp…

EPSS 11%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
49
CVSS 9.8 (NVD)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 95.9.959 × 2019.2No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: unknown+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

Bitcoin Core before 0.19.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when another application unsafely passes the -platformpluginpath argument to the bitcoin-qt program, as demonstrated by an x-scheme-handler/bitcoin handler for a .desktop file or a web browser. NOTE: the discoverer states "I believe that this vulnerability cannot actually be exploited."

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
n/an/a–CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

refachow101.com/2021/02/0.18-uri-vulnrefgithub.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16578