Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 2, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4165
CVE-2013-4165
Description
The HTTPAuthorized function in bitcoinrpc.cpp in bitcoind 0.8.1 provides information about authentication failure upon detecting the first incorrect byte of a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine passwords via a timing side-channel attack.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin_core:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =0.8.1
Patches
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