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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-12842

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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CVE-2017-12842

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Mar 2020, 20:15 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2017-12842
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-12842",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:22.724934195Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://bitslog.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/leaf-node-weakness-in-bitcoin-merkle-tree-design/",
        "https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and_Exposures",
        "https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-February/016697.html"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430746,
  "published_at": "2020-03-16T20:15:12.423+00:00"
}