CVE-2019-15947

NameCVE-2019-15947
DescriptionIn Bitcoin Core 0.18.0, bitcoin-qt stores wallet.dat data unencrypted in memory. Upon a crash, it may dump a core file. If a user were to mishandle a core file, an attacker can reconstruct the user's wallet.dat file, including their private keys, via a grep "6231 0500" command.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs939608

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dogecoin (PTS)stretch1.10.0-5vulnerable
buster1.10.0-7.1vulnerable
sid1.14.7-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
bitcoinsource(unstable)0.20.1~dfsg-1939608
dogecoinsourcestretch(unfixed)end-of-life
dogecoinsource(unstable)1.14.6-1

Notes

https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/issues/2672

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