CVE-2017-12842 (GCVE-0-2017-12842)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-03-16 19:42
Modified
2024-08-05 18:51
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Bitcoin Core before 0.14 allows an attacker to create an ostensibly valid SPV proof for a payment to a victim who uses an SPV wallet, even if that payment did not actually occur. Completing the attack would cost more than a million dollars, and is relevant mainly only in situations where an autonomous system relies solely on an SPV proof for transactions of a greater dollar amount.
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