CVE-2018-20587

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Published Feb 11, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.17.1 and Bitcoin Knots 0.12.0 through 0.17.x before 0.17.1.knots20181229 have Incorrect Access Control. Local users can exploit this to steal currency by binding the RPC IPv4 localhost port, and forwarding requests to the IPv6 localhost port.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:bitcoinknots:bitcoin_knots::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-13140	Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 through 0.17.1 and Bitcoin Knots 0.12.0 through 0.17.x before 0.17.1.knots20181229 have Incorrect Access Control. Local users can exploit this to steal currency by binding the RPC IPv4 localhost port, and forwarding requests to the IPv6 localhost port.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.352% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures#CVE-2018-20587
https://medium.com/%40lukedashjr/cve-2018-20587-advisory-and-full-disclosure-a3105551e78b

History

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Subscriptions

Bitcoin Bitcoin Core

Bitcoinknots Bitcoin Knots

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 11, 2019, 12:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:05 PM
Reserved: Dec 30, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 11, 2019, 12:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM

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