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CVE-2013-3219

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-08-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

• Bitcoin Core: 0.8.0, 0.8.0-rc1

References

• https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0050
• https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures
• https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0050
• https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures

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