bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.9rc2, 0.5.x before 0.5.8rc2, 0.6.x before 0.6.5rc2, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3rc2, and wxBitcoin, do not properly consider whether a block's size could require an excessive number of database locks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (split) and enable certain double-spending capabilities via a large block that triggers incorrect Berkeley DB locking
Published Aug 1, 2013
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.38%
Description
bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.4.9rc2, 0.5.x before 0.5.8rc2, 0.6.x before 0.6.5rc2, and 0.7.x before 0.7.3rc2, and wxBitcoin, do not properly consider whether a block's size could require an excessive number of database locks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (split) and enable certain double-spending capabilities via a large block that triggers incorrect Berkeley DB locking.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.4.9
- 0.4
- 0.4.8
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.0.4
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.3.0
- 0.5.7
- 0.5.8
- 0.6.0.10
- 0.6.3
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- n/a
- 0.3.4
- 0.3.5
- 0.3.8
- 0.3.10
- 0.3.11
- 0.3.12
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.4.7
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.3
- 0.5.3.1
- 0.5.4
- 0.5.5
- 0.5.6
- 0.6.0.1
- 0.6.0.2
- 0.6.0.3
- 0.6.0.4
- 0.6.0.5
- 0.6.0.6
- 0.6.0.7
- 0.6.0.8
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- ≤ 0.4.9
- 0.4.4
- 0.5.7
- 0.5.8
- 0.6.0.0
- 0.6.0.10
- 0.6.3
- 0.6.4
- 0.6.5
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.6.4
- 0.6.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02378) | 83.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02378) | 81.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 6.69% (0.06693) | 91.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 1.53% (0.01533) | 80.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 7.94% (0.07942) | 91.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.12% (0.05117) | 88.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.67% (0.03667) | 79.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.12% (0.05117) | 88.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.83% (0.03834) | 87.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 59.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 54.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00161) | 51.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 49.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 57.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 58.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0050 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0050 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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