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The HTTPAuthorized function in bitcoinrpc.cpp in bitcoind 0.8.1 provides information about authentication failure upon detecting the first incorrect byte of a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine passwords via a timing side-channel attack

Published Aug 1, 2013

Description

The HTTPAuthorized function in bitcoinrpc.cpp in bitcoind 0.8.1 provides information about authentication failure upon detecting the first incorrect byte of a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine passwords via a timing side-channel attack.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information

References (3)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 1, 2013
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Jun 12, 2013
Link CVE-2013-4165
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2013-4165
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2013-4165