Update to Bitcoin Client Fixes DoS Bug, Password Strength

The developers behind Bitcoin-QT, a software wallet used to protect and back up Bitcoin currency, have pushed out a new version of the client, fixing a critical denial-of-service bug, three security issues and fortifying password security. Version 0.8.4 of the original Bitcoin client was posted t...

Warning: Android Bitcoin wallet apps vulnerable to theft

A critical vulnerability in the Android implementation of the Java SecureRandom random number generator was discovered, that leaves Bitcoin digital wallets on the mobile platform vulnerable to theft. Before the announcement was made, users on the forums had noticed over 55 BTC were stolen a few...

Warning: Android Bitcoin wallet apps vulnerable to theft

A critical vulnerability in the Android implementation of the Java SecureRandom random number generator was discovered, that leaves Bitcoin digital wallets on the mobile platform vulnerable to theft. Before the announcement was made, users on the forums had noticed over 55 BTC were stolen a few...

Bitcoin Wallets on Android Vulnerable to Theft

Bitcoin wallets on the Android platform are vulnerable to theft after a vulnerability was discovered that could allow an attacker to guess a private key used to secure transactions involving the virtual currency. A post to a Bitcoin forum over the weekend pointed to a report of one address having...

Criminals rapidly migrating to new digital Currency 'Perfect Money' after Liberty Reserve takedown

There are so many ways to move money anonymously on the Internet and US Justice Department has declared war on currencies widely used by cyber criminals. Just after the Law Enforcement in 17 countries shuts down 'Liberty Reserve', a $6 billion digital money laundering operation, now the criminals...

Criminals rapidly migrating to new digital Currency 'Perfect Money' after Liberty Reserve takedown

There are so many ways to move money anonymously on the Internet and US Justice Department has declared war on currencies widely used by cyber criminals. Just after the Law Enforcement in 17 countries shuts down 'Liberty Reserve', a $6 billion digital money laundering operation, now the criminals...

Один сервер, Tor и Bitcoin

Всем доброго времени суток. В последнее время достаточно много новостей о Tor и Bitcoin, обе системы в достаточной мере направлены на безопасность и анонимность, однако их преимущества могут одновременно стать и недостатками. Структура Tor не позволяет определять местоположение клиента и сервера,...

CVE-2013-3219

bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x before 0.8.1 do not enforce a certain block protocol rule, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct double-spending attacks via a large block that triggers incorrect Berkeley DB locking in older product versions...

CVE-2013-3220

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 an...

CVE-2013-4627

Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a large amount of tx message data...

Design/Logic Flaw

bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x before 0.8.1 do not enforce a certain block protocol rule, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct double-spending attacks via a large block that triggers incorrect Berkeley DB locking in older product versions...

Design/Logic Flaw

Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a large amount of tx message data...

CVE-2013-3219

bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x before 0.8.1 do not enforce a certain block protocol rule, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct double-spending attacks via a large block that triggers incorrect Berkeley DB locking in older product versions...

Code injection

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 an...

CVE-2013-4627

Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a large amount of tx message data...

CVE-2013-3219

Removed by vendor...

CVE-2013-4627

Unspecified vulnerability in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a large amount of tx message data...

CVE-2013-4627

CVE-2013-4627 applies to bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a large amount of tx message data, resulting in memory consumption. A patch/update was released (Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.4) to fix this DoS issue and related vulnerabil...

CVE-2013-3219

bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt 0.8.x before 0.8.1 do not enforce a certain block protocol rule, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct double-spending attacks via a large block that triggers incorrect Berkeley DB locking in older product versions...

CVE-2013-3220

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 an...