CVE-2021-3401

NameCVE-2021-3401
DescriptionBitcoin Core before 0.19.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when another application unsafely passes the -platformpluginpath argument to the bitcoin-qt program, as demonstrated by an x-scheme-handler/bitcoin handler for a .desktop file or a web browser. NOTE: the discoverer states "I believe that this vulnerability cannot actually be exploited."
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

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
sid1.14.8-1fixed

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

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

Notes

https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/issues/2665

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